The blind son's miracle and the oxen's transformation: Bro ojkar

The blind son's miracle and the oxen's transformation: Bro ojkar

In the heath between Visby and Tingstade, a blind son's miraculous sight restoration is commemorated by two legendary standing stones, believed to be transformed oxen.

Bro Stajnkalm, an archaeological site from the earlier Bronze Age (1500–500 BC), stands on a heath between Visby and Tingstade, near Halner farm. The grey stone mound, believed to be the final resting place of a chieftain named Baldur, is not Bro Stajnkalm's most renowned feature. According to local legend, these are Bro ojkar, once two oxen that were transformed into standing stones due to a miraculous event. A blind son was on a journey with his father, who had vowed to offer the oxen to the church if his sight were restored. As the son and his father approached the stones, the son's sight miraculously returned. Moved by this event, the father decided to leave the oxen where they stood, thus turning them into the two remaining standing stones.

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Written by Nik Frost

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