• Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a distinctive ring-shaped Viking fortress which historians believe may have been used to launch an invasion of...
  • In 2014, archaeologists identified another impressive fortress through laser scan, which had been initially discovered in 1875 – a ring-shaped Viking fortress on...
  • In 2014, Borgring, near Køge, Denmark, was identified as the fifth geometrical Viking Age ring fortress in Denmark, complementing an exclusive group of...
  • There are a total of seven known Viking ring fortresses at present, located in Denmark and Scania, in the southern part of modern Sweden.
  • Archaeologists in Denmark have discovered a distinctive ring-shaped Viking fortress which historians believe may have been used to launch an invasion of...
  • Viking Ring Fortress. Trelleborg is a collective name for six Viking Age circular forts, located in Denmark and the southern part of modern Sweden.
  • Based on their research, the fortress is believed to have been constructed by the infamous Viking and Danish King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson.
  • 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.