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.Mammen Dairy. Company homepage.
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.The grave from Mammen, National Museum of Denmark, accessed 25 March 2025. At about the same time, a hoard was unearthed close by in a gravel quarry.The hoard from Mammen, National Museum of Denmark, accessed 25 March 2025. 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.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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