• A Viking ring fortress, Trelleborg-type fortress, or trelleborg (pl. trelleborgs), is a type of circular fort of a special design, built in Scandinavia during the Viking Age.
  • ...historians, museum directors, and representatives of the Danish Ministry for Culture and Palaces when the five Viking ring fortresses were accepted in Riyadh at...
  • Fortress Map Trelleborg is the word for a Vikings Ring Fortress or a Viking Castle. 10th century Danish ring castles are one of the clearest evidence of a...
  • Its design shows the Vikings’ skill in planning and building, attributes that can also be seen in fortresses such as Fyrkat, a notable Viking-age ring fortress.
  • The other ring fortresses in Denmark dating back to the Viking Age discovered as of 2014 are Aggersborg (located in the proximity of Limfjorden, northern...
  • These five archaeological sites comprise a system of monumental ring-shaped Viking-Age fortresses sharing a uniform geometric design.
  • There are a total of seven known Viking ring fortresses at present, located in Denmark and Scania, in the southern part of modern Sweden.
  • Dating to the 10C, this Viking fortress is home to a museum dedicated to Viking culture and heritage, also hosting annual festivals.
  • Read our Management Plan - Viking-Age Ring Fortresses as a World Heritage Site.
  • Trelleborg has recently revived its Viking heritage, building a museum of Viking culture and a village that transports the visitor to the reign of a young Harald...
  • Harald Bluetooth’s Trelleborg is the best-preserved Viking ring fortress in Denmark and worth a stopover when driving from Copenhagen to Odense and Fyn.
  • The Viking-Age Ring Fortresses are the remains of five monumental defense works that represent the stage of centralization of power in the kingdom of Denmark...
  • Viking Castle Nonnebakken The Viking castle at Nonnebakken was one of at least five known ring castles, which King Harald Bluetooth built around 980.