• 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.
  • Time will tell — and the list of Viking-Age Ring Fortresses on the World Heritage List may well need to be expanded.
  • Below you can watch a 21 minute documentary on the Viking ring fortress of Trælleborg in Danish (click for English subtitles)
  • These five archaeological sites comprise a system of monumental ring-shaped Viking-Age fortresses sharing a uniform geometric design.
  • Read our Management Plan - Viking-Age Ring Fortresses as a World Heritage Site. ... Click here to see videos of Viking-age ring fortresses from above.
  • Archaeologists in Denmark have found a ring-shaped Viking fortress on the island of Zealand, around 50km south of Copenhagen.
  • The name This ring fortress now explains the name of the town as “trelleborg” is a common term used in Scandinavia for the viking ring fortresses.
  • Aggersborg Aggersborg is the largest of Denmark's former Viking ring fortress, and one of the largest archaeological sites in Denmark.
  • clock-icon PUBLISHED August 17, 2017. Incredible Viking Ring Fortress Discovered In Denmark. Author. Josh Davis.
  • The Viking Ring Fortress of Trælleborg is located on the Sjælland (Zealand) island, Denmark. Situated in the proximity of the city of Slagelse, the fortress is...
  • The Viking Age Ring Fortresses are a series of five similar fortresses built by the Vikings within a very limited timeframe and with a remarkable symmetry.
  • The "Viking ring fortress" (A.K.A. trelleborg) of Slagelse was connected to the Great Belt (a strait between the main Danish islands) by a swampy area between two...
  • Add Trelleborg Viking Ring Fortress to a New List. View all photos. Trelleborg Museum and Viking longhouse Blue Square House - Flickr.