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King's tomb, Hovgarden, Adelso Island, Sweden

Burial mound containing the Great Tomb of the king, and behind, Adelso church, 12th century, Romanesque, at Hovgarden, a Viking settlement on the island of Adelso, in Lake Malaren, Sweden. Hovgarden was settled from the Bronze Age and flourished during the Viking Age, when it was the residence for kings and queens, and through to the Middle Ages. Hovgarden is listed as a UNESCO, World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Burial mound containing the Great Tomb of the king, and behind, Adelso church, 12th century, Romanesque, at Hovgarden, a Viking settlement on the island of Adelso, in Lake Malaren, Sweden. Hovgarden was settled from the Bronze Age and flourished during the Viking Age, when it was the residence for kings and queens, and through to the Middle Ages. Hovgarden is listed as a UNESCO, World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen