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They range from 2 to 11 meters in length. Thirteen have been discovered in Bornholm’s landscape, believed to have had a magical power that made women pregnant.

Denmark's oldest slides rediscovered on Bornholm

The slide at Slamrebjerg is on private property and turned out to still be occasionally used by the owner. Most were well hidden in the landscape. Foto: Nationalmuseet
The slide at Slamrebjerg is on private property and turned out to still be occasionally used by the owner. Most were well hidden in the landscape. Foto: Nationalmuseet
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Bornholm boasts Hammershus (medieval fortress), Helligdomsklipperne (the Sanctuary Cliffs), and Rokkestenen (The Rocking Stones). But now the rocky island can add what archaeologists call »a peculiar phenomenon with pre-Christian roots« to its list of attractions:

Denmark’s oldest slides.

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