GRAVEYARD OF HJORTEHAMMAR. 



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and size, but on account of the numerous forms of graves of 

 various sizes it con- - ;v^kA,v: minTw A 



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tains. The length of 

 the cape is about 

 1,200 feet, and its greatest 

 breadth about 200 feet. The 

 engraving gives an idea of 

 the shape and size of the 

 different graves, some of 

 which are shown in large 

 scale. This cape is but a 

 continuation of a ridge full 

 of graves ; heather and 

 juniper cover many of them; 

 and well chosen was this 

 secluded and quiet spot for 

 the last resting-place of 

 their departed kinsmen or 

 friends. 1 



In the Haley gjatal, a 

 poem on the genealogy of 

 the famous Hakon jarl, 

 tracing his pedigree to 

 Odin, there is a passage 

 which recalls the burial- 

 place Hjortehammar. 



Straumeyjar-nes which is 



Stone-marked 



Round the Fylkir's 2 body 



Is widely known. 



1 I was sorry to see the place 

 being gradually destroyed, the gravel 

 taken away, and the embankments, 

 made by the digging, falling down 

 with the grave. 



2 Gudlaug, Hakon's ancestor. 



Fig. 719. Hjortehammar burial-ground, 

 with various shaped graves. 



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