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Viking ring fortress
A Viking ring fortress is a type of circular fort of a special design, built by the Vikings in the Viking Age. They are also known as Trelleborgs. All Trelleborgs have a strictly circular shape, with roads and gates pointing in the four cardinal directions. These common structures are sometimes partially encircled by advanced ramparts, but these additions are not always circular.
There are a total of seven known Viking ring fortresses at present, located in Denmark and Scania, in the southern part of modern Sweden. Most of the seven Trelleborgs, has been dated to the reign of the Harold Bluetooth of Denmark (died 986). The fort in Borgeby〔(The second circular fort "Trelleborg" found in Sweden )〕 has been dated to around 1000 AD, so it is possible that it too, was built by the same king.
Denmark and Sweden is currently applying for admission of the Viking ring fortresses as UNESCO World Heritage.
==Etymology==
This specific type of fortification was named after the first discovered example; Trelleborg near Slagelse, excavated in the years 1936-1941. Traditionally, the name ''Trelleborg'' has been translated and explained as ″a fortress built by slaves″, since the Old Norse word for slave was ''thrall'' (The modern Danish word is ''træl'') and ''borg'' means fortress or city. But the word ''trel'' (pl. ''trelle'') is also a plausible explanation and relates to the wooden staves, covering both sides of the protective circular walls.
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