West of Hårlev Church is a burial mound called Kongehøjen or Hothershøj situated at the churchyard.
This mound is believed to originate from 800-1000 AD. Many legends relates to this mound, which has not yet been excavated. It is thought to be the grave of a great man, where the grave was located at the top, therefore it is believed, the tomb doesn't contains any of the grave residues.
Possibly the so-called Tryggevælde stone (runic stone) stood on top of this burial mound. In 1550 the vassal to Tryggevælde castle-farm reported he had moved the stone to the farm from a nearby mound. The mound in question could be Keyserhøjen at Karise or Kongehøjen at Hårlev.
In 1657 Christen Skeel moved the runic stone to Vallø Castle. In 1810 it was moved to Trinity Cemetery at the Round Tower in Copenhagen and in 1867 it came to the National Museum, where it still stands. The runes are interpreted as: "Ragnhild, Wolf's sister, erected this stone and made this mound - and this stone ship setting – over her husband Gunulv, an eloquent man, son of nerves. Few are now born better than he. Whoever destroys this stone or move it from here will be cursed.
There are later added five cone-shaped holes in the stone, the reason for this is unknown. Perhaps it was used for transportation. The famous Rune carver Sote, who carved the runic stone stone at Glavendrup, is also believed to have carved the Tryggevælde runic stone.
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