Trelleborgen Ring Fortress, Trelleborg, Sweden
West entrance gate in the log clad ramparts of Trelleborgen Ring Fortress, a reconstruction of a Viking ring fortress built early 10th century and expanded c. 980s, at the Viking Museum Trelleborgen, at Trelleborg, Skane, Sweden. The circular fortress had a diameter of 144m and controlled the shipping routes south of Sweden. It was discovered in 1988, reconstructed in 1995, and now houses an open-air museum. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14114877
Media ID
45698518
Size
8268px x 6002px
(19.7MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
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