Jaromarsburg
Putgarten, Germany
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The Jaromarsburg was a Slavic sacred site on Cape Arkona, the northeastern tip of the Baltic island of Rügen, dedicated to the god Svantovit and occupied from the 9th to the 12th century. Protected by cliffs on two sides and a burgwall on its landward approach, the fortress-temple complex now survives primarily as ramparts, having lost roughly a third of its original extent to coastal erosion at a rate of 10 to 20 metres per century. Recent archaeological excavations have recovered the rectangular temple sanctuary, a deliberately purified space consistent with historical accounts that priests were forbidden even to breathe within it to avoid defilement. Scattered finds of broken weapons and other artifacts around the temple suggest ritual deposits rather than everyday occupation, providing material evidence of the site's sacred function for the Rani tribe.
- Type
- castle, temple
- Place
- Putgarten, Germany
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