Drone explorations led to the discovery of the fortress last year (photo: Museum Sydøstdanmark)
Posted on 10/09/2015 1:49:55 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
When archaeologists found the first Viking Age fortress in Denmark for 60 years last September, it was hailed as a fantastic archaeological discovery...
"With the grant, the Danish Castle Centre -- a division of Museum Southeast Denmark and Aarhus University -- has worked out a unique research project seeking to explore the secrets Borgring is hiding beneath Danish soil," the Danish Castle Centre said.
"With the use of modern archaeological methods the scientists and archaeologists will investigate how the fortresses were used, how they were organised, how quickly they were built, their age and what environment, landscape and geography they were a part of."
So far, it has become clear that the massive ring fortress has a diameter of 142 metres with 7 metre-high palisades, while it also endured a fiery blaze at one of its gates.
Was it Harald Bluetooth?
But the three-year excavation project, handled jointly by Museum Southeast Denmark and Aarhus University, is expected to reveal even more exciting information about the fortress, such as what the Vikings used it for and whether legendary Danish king Harald Bluetooth was its builder.
The Danish Castle Centre is working on preparing a project that will allow the public to keep track of the excavation of the fortress as it progresses. It will consist of an observation deck and is expected to open on 1 July 2016.
"The ring fortresses of the Viking Age played a vital role in the Danish empire during the 9th and 10th centuries," the Castle Centre wrote. "Denmark is trying to make them a part of UNESCO's world heritage."
"The five ring fortresses are practically identical and must have been built by the same powerful person. Despite their impressive size they lack descriptions in historic sources."
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Drone explorations led to the discovery of the fortress last year (photo: Museum Sydøstdanmark)
Borg rings and Bluetooth...may be best left undisturbed.
;>)
As long as these ancestors of mine didn’t eat flesh...*shudder* I’m still trying to recover from the “news” about my southern neighbors... :o]
Fort yes, castle no.
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What`s the difference between a Viking Fortress and a Viking Fort?
A Fortress is a female Fort.
As a huntress is a female hunter.
Norway, Sweden, Denmark how the Vikings of old made the world tremble! They must be rolling in their graves seeing how fall their breed have fallen. Now the are not, but fodder for camel and goat molesters!
Wha...????
One’s male and the other one’s a female...................;^)
“What`s the difference between a Viking Fortress and a Viking Fort?”
The difference is the “ress of the story.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/the-latest-boat-runs-aground-baby-dies-in-greek-incidents/2015/10/09/2e465ee6-6e50-11e5-91eb-27ad15c2b723_story.html
Good to know. Then they won't mind President Trump sending them all of ours.
We visited Sweden years ago and enjoyed it. Couldn't pay me to go back today.
***A Fortress is a female Fort.***
Reminds me of an old Johny Hart cartoon THE WIZARD OF ID.
The king is going on a trip and turns over the fortress to Sir Rodney.
He tells him that “IF the Huns attack, RAISE THE DRAWBRIDGE! and the fortress will be IMPREGNABLE”
Later the Huns attack and Sir Rodney yells...”DRAW THE RAISEBRIDGE!”
The King later gets a message... “The Rabbit died.”
A fortress has breastworks.
Viking fortress was defeated by Green Bay.
Got it.
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