For centuries, a ripple of land in a farmer’s field about 35 miles southwest of Copenhagen, Denmark, attracted little attention.
Massive Viking Fortress Is First Found in 60 Years
A Trelleborg style Viking fortress is discovered in rural Denmark.
Nov 26, 2014 6:00 AMNov 14, 2019 9:04 PM
Nanna Holm, curator of the Danish Castle Center, identified the charred remains of wooden posts and postholes during a partial excavation of the Vall fortress last summer. The artifacts were dated to the 10th century, about the time Denmark became unified. | OJPHOTOS/Alamy Live News
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