| Title: |
Fyrkat: en jysk vikingeborg. II, Oldsagerne og gravpladsen Fyrkat: a Viking fortress in Jutland. II, the finds and the cemetery |
| Number of Pages: |
233 |
| Biblio Note |
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| Publication Type: |
Monograph
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| Abstract: |
(Long English summary pp 185-207). Apart from some traces of LBA occupation, the site's use was confined to middle or second half of 10th century. The general impression revealed by excavation is of a prosperous community living in an imposing structure, but the presence in the associated cemetery of thirty burials in a normal mix of men, women and children indicates that this was a settlement rather than a purely military strongpoint. Crafts such as metalwork were clearly under royal patronage, but there was no 'trade' as such, only personalia from distant places (chiefly Norway and the Baltic). The site is generally similar to Trelleborg, appears to have a life of up to thirty years only, and was probably established by Harald Bluetooth as one of his centres of royal authority and administration, with a garrison in time of need. The fortresses at Nonnebakken and Aggersborg are reconsidered in the light of the Fyrkat finds. See also 79/6016. |
| Author: |
Else Roesdahl
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| Year of Publication: |
1977
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| Subjects / Periods: |
| 10th Century (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Note: |
Date Of Issue From:
1977
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| Source: |
BIAB
(British Archaeological Abstracts (BAA))
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| Created Date: |
05 Dec 2008 |
