Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – If you travel to the island of Öland in Sweden, many locals will tell you they still avoid going near Sandby Borg. It’s not because they are afraid or superstitious. Their reluctance to visit the place has its roots in the site’s horrible history. People do not know exactly what has happened here, but they do know something dangerous occurred and it’s better to avoid Sandby Borg.
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It has not been easy to unravel the mystery of the Sandby Borg massacre. However, there are now new clues that may shed light on what took place on the island of Öland 1,500 years ago.
Nicknamed the Swedish Pompeii, Sandby Borg remains an ancient unsolved mystery. Archaeologists and historians know a horrible massacre ended the lives of 200, or possibly even as many as 250 people here. This may seem like a small number compared to other ancient massacres, but what happened on Öland is still unclear and there are still many answered questions regarding this incident.
We still do not know who was responsible for the massacre. Was the Swedish castle attacked by foreign enemies from far abroad? Was civil war behind the Öland massacre? Among the victims were both young and old males, but what happened to the females? What can account for the unexplained disappearance of women?
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