Mammen is a village in Viborg Municipality,

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7 km north of Bjerringbro. Mammen is recognized as the production site of ''Mammen cheese'', a well known brand in Denmark.

Mammen chamber tomb

The Mammen area was the finding site of the famous and rich ''Mammen chamber tomb''; a

Viking Age The Viking Age () was the period during the Middle Ages when Norsemen known as Vikings undertook large-scale raiding, colonizing, conquest, and trading throughout Europe and reached North America. It followed the Migration Period and the Germ ...

chamber tomb A chamber tomb is a tomb for burial used in many different cultures. In the case of individual burials, the chamber is thought to signify a higher status for the interred than a simple grave. Built from rock or sometimes wood, the chambers could ...

, 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. At about the same time, a hoard was unearthed close by in a gravel quarry.The hoard from Mammen
The National Museum of Denmark The various objects of both finds later gave name to the so-called Mammen style, an art phase typical of

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

. The objects are displayed at the

National Museum of Denmark The National Museum of Denmark (Nationalmuseet) in Copenhagen is Denmark's largest museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures, alike. The museum's main building is located a short distance from Strøget ...

in Copenhagen. File:Viking attire and jewellery - VIKING exhibition at the National Museum of Denmark - Photo The National Museum of Denmark (9066249362).jpg, 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. File:EB1911 Scandinavian Civilization - axe inlaid with silver.jpg, Silver adorned iron axe, probably a ceremonial weapon.

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Mammen Dairy
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