• 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.
  • These five archaeological sites comprise a system of monumental ring-shaped Viking-Age fortresses sharing a uniform geometric design.
  • The other ring fortresses in Denmark dating back to the Viking Age discovered as of 2014 are Aggersborg (located in the proximity of Limfjorden...
  • The Trelleborg west of Slagelse on the Danish island of Zealand is arguably the best preserved of the Viking ring fortresses.
  • Read our Management Plan - Viking-Age Ring Fortresses as a World Heritage Site.
  • A perfectly circular stronghold constructed in the 10th century is now a nucleus of Viking culture housing a museum, village, and reenactment of an epic Viking...
  • Viking Ring Fortresses (click on the map to enlarge). During the late 10th century, a number of circular fortifications were built across Denmark and Sweden.
  • The Viking ring fortresses are known for their geometric design, which follows exact measurements and symmetrical patterns.
  • 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 castle at Nonnebakken was one of at least five known ring castles, which King Harald Bluetooth built around 980.
  • Position of the Nonnebakken fortress in the modern-day town of Odense (2023) by Viking-Age Ring FortressesUNESCO World Heritage.
  • Fortress Map Trelleborg is the word for a Vikings Ring Fortress or a Viking Castle.