Where is Trelleborg fortress?
Trelleborgen is a partially reconstructed ring fortress, located in the town of Trelleborg, Sweden. The fort was built from turf with a wooden palisade, possibly under the orders of King Harald Bluetooth in 980 CE.
Where is the Viking Festival?
Hafnarfjörður town, the neighbouring town of Reykjavík where I live, hosts the annual Viking Festival, which is the oldest and biggest festival of its kind in Iceland.
Did Vikings build fortifications?
A Viking ring fortress, or Trelleborg-type fortress, is a type of circular fort of a special design, built in Scandinavia in the Viking Age. They are also known simply as trelleborgs. The fort in Borgeby has been dated to around 1000 AD, so it is possible that it too, was built by the same king.
What are the Norse holidays?
DISTING / CHARMING of the PLOW.
Did the Vikings use stone?
Vikings wrote using runic alphabets, which served various Germanic and Scandinavian languages from about 200 to 1200. They engraved runic characters into spear points, broadswords, spindle whorls and, most notably, large, thick slabs of rough or finished sandstone called rune stones.
Did Vikings use castles?
The Vikings had the class division but it was based on the personal possessions. Because of this, there was no stone castle in the Viking Age. As the stone castle came from the different social structure, the Vikings held dear another one, they had no castle stones.
What is a Viking feast called?
Vikings held feasts for a variety of reasons, seasonal feasts such as Winter Nights and Jul, harvest festivals such as Mabon, religious rituals, and for more personal reasons such as a wedding or a celebration of a successful raiding voyage. Most weddings took place in autumn.
What can you do at the vikingfortress Trelleborg?
You can bake flat bread, fire a Viking longbow, paint a shield or a sword, carve your name with ancient viking runes or cast jewellery made of tin. Take your family to the Vikingfortress Trelleborg and experience the working vikings, warriortraining and that special Trelleborg feeling.
What to do in Trelleborg Castle, Sweden?
The highlight is the Viking Games Open where Vikings and visitors alike participate in 5 different sports testing balance, strength and precision. Trelleborg Castle is the home of this festival combining traditional market with a Viking wedding and show fight among other activities.
How many people visit Trelleborg fortress a year?
An increasing number of people from Denmark and abroad visit Trelleborg Viking Fortress, with visitor numbers between 60,000 and 80,000 every year. This is the best-fortified fortress among the ring fortresses from Viking-Age Denmark and the fortress shows clear evidence of attack.
Where does the Viking festival take place in Denmark?
Trelleborg Castle is the home of this festival combining traditional market with a Viking wedding and show fight among other activities. Some of the biggest viking events in the world take place down in Denmark. The Viking Center at Ribe is host to not one but two major Viking festivals in Denmark.