The barrow is 55 meters long and 9 meters wide, which makes it the largest on Langeland island.
The barrow consists of approx. 74-77 curbs, all of which stand dense and unbroken, and in the north-northeast are a large burial chamber. At the bottom of the tomb, archaeologists found bone remains from people believed to have been in the tomb for 4,000 years. Bones from a cow were also found. King Humble himself was probably both a historical figure and a legend. He is mentioned by Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century. Saxo writes positively about King Humble, whereas in the 15th century King...
The barrow is 55 meters long and 9 meters wide, which makes it the largest on Langeland island.
The barrow consists of approx. 74-77 curbs, all of which stand dense and unbroken, and in the north-northeast are a large burial chamber. At the bottom of the tomb, archaeologists found bone remains from people believed to have been in the tomb for 4,000 years. Bones from a cow were also found. King Humble himself was probably both a historical figure and a legend. He is mentioned by Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century. Saxo writes positively about King Humble, whereas in the 15th century King Erik's Chronicle he is less favorably mentioned. There may be two different kings, living a King Humble between 300 and 400 AD in the Danish area. [
Table of Contents
1 The long nozzle technically
2 The location of the Long Nozzle
3 In popular culture
4 References
The long nozzle technically
King Humbles Tomb. The curbs can be seen along the edge.
The long-range 74-77 curbs are distributed as follows: 34 to the east-southeast, 37 to the west-northwest, most well preserved at close to 6-7 pieces. The end stones are larger than the other curbs, 3 to the south-southwest (minus the middle), one upturned half to the east end, one to the west-northwest, one lower to the east-southeast, and four to the north-northeast. To the north-east is the burial chamber itself, which is rectangular and bordered by the remains. They are at the same level as the curbs. The grounded elevation of the burial chamber ends at the pavement on the upper side of which a number of hollowed-out recesses can be seen. [3]
The location of the Long Nozzle
In South Langeland there is a considerable amount of giant mounds, all scattered in hilly landscapes or fields. The tomb of King Humbles is no exception, as it lies on a private field. A narrow path starts at a yard a few hundred meters northeast of Humble Church, but the path can be difficult to see. In 2006 there was a dispute between the farm owner and Funen County about access to the burial mound. Now King Humbles's Tomb is again publicly available via the said path. [4]