Wiping Out The Winners For The Gods
In ancient days, when Skedemosse was still a lake, the castle was surrounded by water on three sides. This was no accident and meant the structure only needed defending on the east side. Understanding the castle was the largest on Öland, explorer Fallgren expected to discover the remains of buildings with the castle walls, but none were present. However, an article on
SVT explains that ground penetrating radar was applied to the site and that, just as predicted, several house foundations were identified with a deep water well .
Sputnik News said the ancient castle wasn’t lived in full-time, but rather the farmers who worked the surrounding landscapes gathered there a few times a year “for parties and blots and during times of unrest.” It was during these gatherings that people, animals, weapons and gold were sacrificed to the gods to assure rich, disease-free harvests. News reports about this discovery say that horse races we
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