Why are we here ?
Questions. All civilizations must tackle the same ones.
What’s the meaning of life ?
Valid questions the lot of them.
What follows death ?
Do you know ?
And even if they are answered, a problem arises.
When a culture long ago has inspired its people towards holistic answers as to the meaning of existence... we then forget what they meant, but we find lots of their stuff.
Their stones and their tombs. Sometimes a mug. And we’re very confused about most of it.
More questions.
What did they mean ? Why does it look like a boat ?
Did they worship warships ?
Historians can only project and guess. Mostly embarrassing themselves.
But not bards. And traveling poets. They know.
Far for these tired limbs carry out all of His Plans
Tie them all into one the Flower, the Scent and the Storm
Far for these tired limbs but I’ll hold on to Him
Carry me far carry me far hold it aloft
All the Beauty outside inside of me fast
All tied to one all tied to one Mystery grand
We will drink Mead as friends as it all is combined
As it all combines
I’ll find my place I’ll find my place down here below
I’ll surrender my kin to the great binding might
Far and it’s all a dream and the stars they rule upon Time
Stars in the Sky I’ll learn to unveil you Truth unspoken of
All that is known, all that is to be known
All that is to be known, all that is known
Gålrum’s Graves
The site is a fascinating collection of monuments. It lies by the tranquil East-coast of the island, less than an hour’s drive down from Visby.
Five Cairns are present here. These are big piles of rock with sometimes chambers or tombs underneath. According to my research into other people’s research, they were built here between 2000 BC and 1000 BC. The biggest and oldest one “Digerrojr” is 30 meters in diameter and is 4 meters high. Not is great shape, but that’s good for questions. It generates even more of them.
Cairn you see?
There’s not much in the way of explanations on site, so it’s a questions carnaval.
It seems the stone “shipwreck” tombs or Skeppssättningar were added later on, changing the area from a Cairn site to a bit of a mix. From 1000 BC to 500 BC. The fact they all point South is of particular interest to me.
Can you seafaring tombs?
It’s possible the lyrics above were singing with a different ship in mind. Baltic, but bigger and crucially not there. Let’s see if I can take you there later. A SAIL-ient plan. A MAST do. Oh buoy, I’ll give you a WAVE when we get there.
If you want to learn more about Gålrum this is quite the page-turner. Thank me later. And now, right now, this second, in the comments.
Extra Bit
musn’t forget to write this bit
