The king's fortress at Trelleborg Following incursions into Denmark by Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, Harald Bluetooth rolled out fortifications across Denmark in 980.

Discover 2,000 years of history amid the picturesque streets of York. A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub, and ...

Nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old have been discovered near a Viking fortress site in northwestern Denmark, a museum said Thursday.. The rare trove -- lying in two ...

A millennium-old Danish Viking fortress is wowing tourists by offering visitors a broader view of Scandinavia's famed marauders. Along with Denmark's four other known ring fortresses, Trelleborg ...

The fortress was hastily erected around 975 AD by the Vikings to protect themselves from an attack by the Holy Roman Empire. But 20 years later the ring fortresses were abandoned, after the threat ...

A millennium-old Danish Viking fortress is wowing tourists by offering visitors a broader view of Scandinavia’s famed marauders. Along with Denmark’s four other known ring fortresses ...

Recent Viking discoveries include nearly 300 silver coins believed to be more than 1,000 years old, which were discovered in 2023 near a Viking fortress site in northwestern Denmark.

There are four other known Viking fortresses in Denmark, all dating to around A.D. 981, during the reign of Bluetooth, and they all have the same layout.

The fortress was hastily erected around AD975 by the Vikings to protect themselves from an attack by the Holy Roman Empire. But 20 years later, the ring fortresses were abandoned, after the threat ...