Tjelvars grav is a ship-setting in Gothems socken, south of Slite on Gotland. This well-preserved ship-setting is 18 meters long and 5 meters wide. It is likely from the bronze age, dating between 1100 and 500 BC. When it was restored in 1938, a small chest of stone slabs was found in the east containing burned bones and some pottery shards.
According to legend, Tjelvar is buried here. According to Gutasagan, Tjelvar was the first person to set foot on Gotland. He brought fire to the island, which caused it to stop sinking into the sea during the day.
Two fornborgs in the vicinity are likely from the iron age. Bronsåldersröset Majsterrojr, a bronze age site, is located a little south of Tjelvars grav.
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Written by Nik Frost
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