Mysterious Medieval Graves And Ancient Artifacts To Appease Goddess Freya Discovered In Sweden

MessageToEagle.com – Archaeologists excavating in Sweden, just outside Fröshult in the county of Uppsala have discovered a number of mysterious medieval graves and a place of sacrifice with many ancient artifacts that were deliberately placed there to appease Goddess Frey.

In Norse mythology, Goddess Freya was the goddess of love, fertility and beauty. It was believed that she also practiced a powerful kind of witchcraft which could manipulate one’s destiny.

Archaeologists have been excavating in the area for some years and made several interesting discoveries that shed more light on the ancient beliefs of people. A necropolis from the 1200s and a place of sacrifice from 900s have both gives us unique and precious knowledge f events taking place in the past.

A Medieval burial ground located north to the church of Frösahult revealed a final resting place for as many as 80-90 people. Archaeologists discovered corpses of men, women as well as children.  In the area these are also ancient ruins of what once might have been a chapel.

Some believe the site might have a connection to the Battle of Gestilren took place. The Battle of Gestilren took place on July 17, 1210. The battle was fought between the exiled King of Sweden Sverker and the ruling King Eric.

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It was a long struggle of power between two rivals and their families. Scientists do not exclude the possibility the Medieval burial ground is in some way connected to the battle, but point out that they have not found any traces of warriors and it is therefore most likely just a Medieval burial.

Inside the graves there were no personal items. However two ancient silver coins of unknown origin were found.

The place of sacrifice is from the 900s. Here archaeologists unearthed a large number of ancient artifacts such as arrowheads, shields, short scythes, studs for horses, sword blades and spears.

As many as 200 ancient objects were found on the site. It is a unique discovery as there are very few sacrificial sites from this period in Sweden. A similar sacrifice place was found in the vicinity of the church in Estuna in Roslagen.

It is believed the objects were placed at this strategic location, close to the water to prevent devastating events such as crop failure and to appease Goddess Freya.

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