Mammen | |
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Village | |
 Mammen church | |
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| Coordinates: 56°24′39″N 9°36′47″E / 56.41083°N 9.61306°E / 56.41083; 9.61306 | |
| Country | Denmark |
| Region | Central Denmark (Midtjylland) |
| Municipality | Viborg |
| Population (2026) | |
• Total | 2791 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (Central European Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (Central European Summer Time) |
Mammen is a village in Viborg Municipality, Denmark 7 km north of Bjerringbro.
Mammen is recognized as the production site of Mammen cheese, a well known brand in Denmark.2
Mammen chamber tomb
The Mammen area was the finding site of the famous and rich Mammen chamber tomb; a Viking Age chamber tomb, complete with the remains and offerings of a wealthy magnate burial in the winter of 970-71 AD. The tomb was opened in 1868, when a farmer began digging away at the mound of Bjerringhøj.3 At about the same time, a hoard was unearthed close by in a gravel quarry.4 The various objects of both finds later gave name to the so-called Mammen style, an art phase typical of Scandinavia. The objects are displayed at the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen.5
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Reconstructed attire and objects from the Mammen chamber tomb and hoard. The golden chest is a replica of the lost Cammin Chest and not from this find, but crafted in the Mammen style. -
Silver adorned iron axe, probably a ceremonial weapon.
References
References
- BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas The Mobile Statbank from Statistics Denmark
- Mammen Dairy. Company homepage.
- The grave from Mammen, National Museum of Denmark, accessed 25 March 2025.
- The hoard from Mammen, National Museum of Denmark, accessed 25 March 2025.
- The Costume, National Museum of Denmark, accessed 25 March 2025. There are also reconstructions, see Fashioning the Viking Age, University of Oslo: Historical Museum, accessed 25 March 2025.
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