Anundshög

Anundshög is a tumulus near Västerås in Västmanland, the largest in Sweden [1]. It has a diameter of 60 metres and is about 9 metres high [1]. Assessments of the era of the mound vary between the Bronze Age and the late Iron Age [1]. A fireplace under it has been dated by radiocarbon dating to sometime between AD 210 and 540 [1]. At the foot of the mound are 2 large stone ships placed end to end, 51 metres and 54 metres long [1]. The site was a thing-place and the ship settings may be associated with this function [1].