From today’s visit to Ale’s stones just east of Ystad in the Österlen hills above the fishing and surf village of Kåseberga. Some believe Ale’s stones are a burial monument for a lauded Viking king, while others think it’s an astronomical clock from a bygone era.

The formation of the 59 stones is 67 meters long and 19 meters wide at its widest point and follows the outlines of a Viking ship from 500-1,000 AD, the early Iron Age. Maybe it’s just a big mouth smiling towards the sky?