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The Five Royal Tombs allegedly housed the bodies of the first four kings of Silla and the first queen: King Hyeokgeose and his wife Queen Aryeong, King Namhae, King Yuri and King Jabi.
However the name has spookier origins within Korean folk literature, such as the splitting of King Hyeokgeose’s body into 5 pieces upon his ascent to heaven and a hindered burial process by a huge snake.
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