The Mystery of Denmark's Giant Rings!

For viking fortress, we synthesize excavation data, dendrochronology, and site plans to explain the evidence without speculation.
🔎 In this episode, we cover:
• The ring-fortress blueprint: circular rampart, four gates, cross streets, longhouse grid
• Dating & build window (late 970s–980s): dendro, stratigraphy, survey (aerial/LiDAR)
• Strategy: placements on straits/roads (Limfjord, Great Belt), logistics & command
• Case studies: Trelleborg, Aggersborg, Fyrkat, Nonnebakken, Borgring
• Conflict evidence & garrisons; limits/short lifespans; why it changed Danish warfare
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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 — Why the ring forts matter
01:00 — The geometric plan
02:00 — Dating & fast build
03:00 — Strategic placement
04:00 — Trelleborg & Fyrkat
05:00 — Aggersborg & Nonnebakken
06:00 — Borgring discovery
07:00 — Warfare traces & garrisons
08:00 — Limits + big picture + CTA

Sources:

UNESCO — Viking-Age Ring Fortresses (inscription 2023) (https://whc.unesco.org
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National Museum of Denmark — Trelleborg excavations & dendrochronology (https://en.natmus.dk
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Aggersborg official site — size/48 longhouses/limfjord context (https://www.aggersborg.dk
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Antiquity journal — Borgring discovery & plan (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journa...
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Research on warfare traces & non-local soldiers at Trelleborg (https://www.nationalmuseet.dk
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