mound burial in Ynglinga saga." Notable stone ships Denmark Bække, Denmark. 800 m north of Bække there is a ship which dates to the Viking Age. Jelling stone ship. Under the southern mound in Jelling, Denmark, which is associated with Queen Thyra, remains of a giant Viking Age stone ship have been found, by far the largest known: either . Kerteminde fjord, Denmark, a ship which dates to the Viking Age. Lejre, Denmark. An approximately ship of 28 stones. The ship was cleared in 1921 by a landowner, but some local people interested in history succeeded in saving the stones. Viking Age. Lindholm Høje near Aalborg, Denmark. The highest concentration of well-preserved stone ships. Glavendrup stone contains the longest rune text in Denmark and is a part of a stone ship located in Glavendruplunden in Northern Funen. The stone ship was built around a Bronze Age tumulus. Germany Altes Lager (Menzlin) near Anklam, Western Pomerania, Germany. The stone ships date back to the 9th century. Sweden Ale's Stones is a stone ship in southernmost Sweden. It is long and wide. Anundshög double stone ship at Anundshög (from the Old Norse haugr, mound) has a total length of and one of the ships is wide. In the same area there are several smaller stone ships. Askeberga stone ships is Sweden's second largest stone ship, measuring in length. It is, however, the most remarkable one as it is made of 24 enormous boulders, weighing about 25 tonnes each. Blomsholm stone ships. The stone ship at Blomsholm near Strömstad in Bohuslän measures more than in length and consists of 49 large menhirs. The bow and stern are about high. There are several other large megaliths in the area. Gettlinge grave field, Öland, Sweden. Hulterstad grave field, Öland, Sweden includes a total of 170 burial locations. Tjelvar's Grave (image) in Boge, according to legend the grave of Gotland's mythical discoverer Thjelvar, dated c. 750BCE. Estonia Lülle double stone ship on Saaremaa island with lengths of and and a width of , dating from around 900 BCE. Väo stone ship, which had been covered by later stone cist graves. Latvia "Velna laivas" (Devils' ships) mainly in Talsu novads (northern Courland), dated c. 950–750 BCE. See also Stone circle (Iron Age) Menhir Ship burial Solar barge References Germanic archaeological sites Scandinavian history Archaeology of Sweden Iron Age Europe Archaeoastronomy Megalithic monuments Burial monuments and structures Nordic