Re: Early Christian Danes

IE J wrote: news:MmM%f.52881$d5.207905@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Per Rønne" skrev
greymaus wrote:
Per Rønne wrote:
Uwe Müller wrote:

There are 321graves from Kongemarken, for the time of use, 250
years, that would add up to a little more than one burial per
year.

Perhaps graves were re-used ? That is what happens to-day. Usually,
graves are discontinued after 20 years, and other people are
buried in them. After all, usually nothin remains of the dead body
or the coffin after 20 years.

The exception, of course, is people of importance. Their graves may
"survive" for centuries, even millenia.

There is a small graveyard at Knavinstown, near Kildare town,
KIldare, Ireland that seems to be _very_ old. The level of the
enclosed graveyard is about 2 metres above the surrounding field.

Due to special conditions in the ground, bodies may survive for an
extremely long time. This is why occasionally, we come across bog
finds. --

The Early Christian graves in Denmark, especially in Jutland from
around 100 AD are known and well-documented.

No they are not, because there are no christian graves
from around 100 in Denmark. You have to wait another
900 years for that.

For those who have
problems finding the spec.works, dissertations and excavation reports
I would like to suggest following more 'commonly' written works:
Klindt-Jensen Ole, Foreign influences in Denmark´s early ironage,
Køpenhavn 1950

100 AD is not EIA but Roman (Iron) age.

for Skane up to 1658 belonging most of the time to Denmark:
Strömberg Märtha, Järnåldersguld i Skåne, Lund 1963

So what? Skane is not Jutland.

for Norway during many centuries either under or in close contact with
Denmark: Norsk Historie, bind 1 red. prof. Knut Mykland, Oslo 1976

So what? Norway is not Jutland.

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