Editing Götaland theory (section)

==Testing the theory==
Amateurs have unsuccessfully tried to prove what they consider important aspects of the Götaland theory several times. The barrow at [[Skalunda]] was claimed to be the burial site of the hero [[Beowulf (hero)|Beowulf]] known from the [[Beowulf|''Beowulf'' epic]]; after applying the [[dowsing]] technique with a pendulum, they claimed that the barrow was indeed the burial site of this [[Geats|Geatish]] hero.<ref name="Larsson90">Larsson 2002:90</ref> Later, professional archaeologists drilled into the barrow to extract a sample for [[Radiocarbon dating|C14 dating]].<ref name="Larsson90"/> The barrow was from around 700 C.E., about 150 years too late for being a candidate for Beowulf's burial site.<ref name="Larsson90"/>

The locality Sätuna at the [[Lake Hornborga]] in Västergötland was, according to believers in the theory, the true [[Sigtuna]], where king [[Olof Skötkonung]] had his coins made.<ref name="Larsson34">Larsson 2002:34</ref> A protrusion in the ground was pointed out by adherents of the Götaland theory as the king's [[Mint (coin)|mint]].<ref name="Larsson34"/> However, when archaeologists examined it, the protrusion turned out to be the remains of an uncompleted barn from the 1890s.<ref name="Larsson34"/>