Tallberget

Tallberget is a ridge in the Østensjø district of Oslo, lying west of Østensjøvannet and not far from Abildsø and Manglerud. It is listed as a megalithic mound, or tumulus with integral stones. Its name comes from Old Norse tall, meaning “pine.”

On the top of the ridge, just south of Manglerud videregående skole, is an Iron Age burial ground. Five graves remain, and they show clear signs of having been plundered. An ancient road passes through the burial ground, which is protected under the law on cultural monuments.

Large moved stones can be seen on the eastern side of the path through the ridge. The available information does not give their dimensions or describe their relationship to the graves in detail.

Monuments of this kind in Norway often belong to the Iron Age and Viking Age, when the dead of the powerful were laid beneath mounds. The Old Norse word for a burial mound is haugr. Much of the wider Norwegian tradition concerns larger named mounds such as Borre, Gokstad and Oseberg, including burials of ships, but no such ship burial or specific legendary association is stated for Tallberget.

Tallberget is a megalithic mound (tumulus with integral stones) in Oslo Municipality, Norway. Wikidata describes it as: hill in Oslo, Norway. No English Wikipedia article exists for it; the full text below is the Norwegian article "Tallberget", shown in the original language.