Grønsalen Long Barrow, Møn

Møn, Fanefjord · Danmark · Stone formation

Beneath 145 kerbstones in a 102-metre row lie, by legend, King Grøn and his wife Fane — rival of the Cliff King for the mastery of Møn.

South of Fanefjord church lies one of Denmark's longest long barrows, and Møn knows who is in it. Legend tells that King Grøn — Grønjægeren, the green hunter — ruled this part of the island while the feared Klintekongen, the Cliff King, held sway over at the chalk cliffs, and that the two divided Møn between them. Grøn's wife was named Fane, and their names still live in the landscape: Grønsund and Fanefjord. The chieftain himself is said to lie buried right here, beneath the stone row. The barrow is 102 metres long, 13 metres wide and ringed by 145 great kerbstones set tight against one another; it was built around 3500–3300 BC. Inside are three chambers, but only the westernmost keeps its capstone. To stand at the stone row at dusk is to stand before a five-thousand-year-old border — and a chamber never fully opened.

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