- Hedeby is mentioned in Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Marsh King's Daughter. Name[edit]. Site of the former town of Hedeby.
- 2018 yılında UNESCO tarafından Hedeby ve Danevirke'deki Arkeolojik Sınır Kompleksi adı ile Dünya Mirası olarak ilan edilmiştir.
- The earliest mention of Hedeby occurred in the 804 Frankish chronicles of Einhard, although the settlement was likely established in 770.
- Problems with naming. Both in modern European usage and in Viking times, the names and spellings used for Hedeby were varied and confusing.
- Hedeby is located near the modern city of Schleswig, Germany on the Jutland Peninsula, but it was Scandinavia’s southernmost trading port in the Early Middle Ages.
- The site of Hedeby is located in the Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein, which was traditionally the personal territory of the kings of Denmark.
- Rock crystal and carnelian beads from #Hedeby Grave 81 (ca. 860) show early #VikingAge appetite for Iranian or Indian imports.
- The town was briefly captured by the Franks in 934 CE and then reoccupied by them in 974 CE; the Danes did not succeed in taking Hedeby back until 983 CE.
- See a recent post on Tumblr from @birkenzeisig about hedeby. Discover more posts about hedeby.
- It’s located on Jutland peninsula. Hedeby was first mentioned in the Frankish chronicles of Einhard (804) who was in the service of Charlemagne.
