Hästholmen

More than 140 figures are carved on the site of Hästholmen. It includes 26 ships and 14 axes. Some of the figures are difficult to interpret, and one has been interpreted as a two-wheeled carriage. By comparing ax carvings with axes from the Bronze Age, it has been possible to date the carvings to the early part of the Bronze Age.

The carvings in Hästholmen are related to the sun, which had a central place in the cult of the bronze age. It was believed that the sun was carried by a ship in the morning and by charriot using a pair of horses in the evening. During the night, a snake and a fish were bringing back the sun to its morning starting point.This is why you can find suns (dots) charriots and ships on this rock carving site dedicated to the cult of sun.