Anundshög

Anundshög is the largest tumulus in Sweden, with a diametre of 60 metres for an height of 9 metres. It was probably used as a cremation site, where the dead body was burnt along with burial gifts. In front of the tumulus are two large stone ships, 51 and 54 metre long respetively. The stones had fallen apart over the centuries, and were re-erected in 1932.

The area includes twelve burials mounds, ten round stone circles, five stone ships (the largest concentration of stone ships in Sweden), 14 standing stones and on rune stone.

The stone ships in Anundshög are two of the largest in Sweden. Rhey were mprobably built in the first century AD. Stone ships are symbolising the real ships on their way to the kingdom of the dead.

The rune stone called Västmanlands runinskrifter 13 is over three metres high. The rune inscription reads Folkvid traveled all these stones for his son Heden, Anunds brother. Knob cut runes.

Anundshög was an active site from 500 BC to 1050 AD.