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Aranäs Castle, Årnäs, Västergötland, Sweden

Aranäs Castle, Årnäs, Västergötland, Sweden by Swedish National Heritage Board.
Workers at the excavations of the ruins of Aranäs Castle at Årnäs by Lake Vänern. The Castle - probably from the 13th century - plays a central role in Jan Guillous' novels about Arn - The Knight Templar. The castle ruins were excavated the first time in 1916-1925 by the archaeologists Bror Schnittger and Hanna Rydh.

Arbetare vid utgrävningen av ruinerna av Aranäsborgen vid Årnäs vid Vänern. Borgen - från 1200-talet - spelar en central roll i Jan Guillous böcker om tempelriddaren Arn. Borgruinen undersöktes första gången 1916-1925 av arkeologerna Bror Schnittger och Hanna Rydh.

Parish (socken): Forshem
Province (landskap): Västergötland
Municipality (kommun): Götene
County (län): Västra Götaland

Photograph by: Bror Schnittger
Date: 1920
Format: Glass plate negative

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YlvaS  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sweden before 1945, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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