Writer: Helena Bergström
Updated: October 2026 | Did you know that there are about fifteen ancient castles from the Iron Age on Öland? The castles are today ruins that tell the story of life in the Iron Age, long-distance contacts, wealth – and sudden death through archaeological findings. One of them, Eketorp Castle, has been excavated and reconstructed so that you can get a picture of what life may have once been like.
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