Viking ring fortress. Artwork of one of the circular Viking fortresses known as trelleborgs, the remains of which have been found in what is now Denma
Viking ring fortress. Artwork of one of the circular Viking fortresses known as trelleborgs, the remains of which have been found in what is now Denmark and Sweden, dating from the Viking Age (8th to 11th centuries). A strictly circular area was ringed with a defensive wall and divided into four quarters. Each quarter contained Viking longhouses, here arranged in a square. More longhouses are outside the fort at left, with bridges crossing defensive moats and trenches. The layout of this trelleborg and its rivers is based on that found at Slagelse, Zealand, Denmark, thought to have controlled a Viking shipping trading route.
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Photo credit: © MIKKEL JUUL JENSEN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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