Hidden stories from the past
Discover ancient monuments and hidden stories on Langeland. Visit impressive stone dolmens, passage graves or the lost city in picturesque surroundings.
The Bromian culture (11000-10500 BCE)
The first inhabitants on Langeland
When the last Ice Age ended about 11,700 years ago, the first hunter-gatherers followed the reindeer north. There are only a few known settlements from the earliest Mesolithic Age in Denmark, but there were two on Langeland.
→ Walk in the footsteps of the island’s first inhabitants
For thousands of years, Langeland was populated by small groups of hunter-gatherers who lived off the land.
Neolithic Age (4000 – 1700 BCE)
The hunter-gatherer culture gradually mixed with immigrant peoples from Anatolia (the Asian part of Turkey) who cultivated the land and kept livestock. The burial customs evolved into large stone tombs.
Dolmen and passage graves you can visit
Hulbjerg Passage Grave
Bagenkop, Funen and the Islands
Long dolmen the Grave of King Humble
Humble, Funen and the Islands
Double passage grave in Tvede Forest
Tranekær, Funen and the Islands
Dolmen chamber on Ristinge Cliff
Humble, Funen and the Islands
Bjerrebygaard Long dolmen
Rudkøbing, Funen and the Islands
Long dolmen at Nørreballe Inlet
Humble, Funen and the Islands
Long dolmen on Renevejen
Humble, Funen and the Islands
Neolithic long barrow at Løkkeby
Spodsbjerg, Funen and the Islands
The Passage grave Annemosehøj
Langeland, Funen and the Islands
Dolmen chamber in Herslev
Rudkøbing, Funen and the Islands
Ringelshøj long dolmen
Tranekær, Funen and the Islands
Dolmen chamber by Kædeby
Humble, Funen and the Islands
Long dolmen at Ormstrup
Bagenkop, Funen and the Islands
Geopark: The Siø barrow
Rudkøbing, Funen and the Islands
Finds from the first humans on Langeland
Lohals, Funen and the Islands
Bronze Age (1700 - 500 BCE)
Bronze arrived from distant parts of Europe, replacing stone and flint. And grave mounds were built to bury the elite of the time.
Bronze Age archaeological remains
Bronze Age barrows at Tryggelev Nor
Humble, Funen and the Islands
Bjerrebygaard Long dolmen
Rudkøbing, Funen and the Islands
Golden bracelet from the Bronze Age at Tryggelev Nor
Cup-shaped rock carvings from the Bronze Age
Humble, Funen and the Islands
Iron Age (500 BCE - 800) and Viking Age (800-1050)
Viking ship-formed burial in Konabbe Forest
Humble, Funen and the Islands
Middle Ages (1000-1536) and Renaissance (1536-1660)
Sandhagen - The city lost to the sea
Bagenkop, Funen and the Islands
The project Langelands Hidden Stories is supported by the Danish Outdoor Council and developed by VisitLangeland and Langelands Museum.
