Vikings’ buckler found in Denmark

In September, 2008 during the archeological expedition which took place on the territory of the Fortress of Trelleborg, in the vicinity of Slagelse, Vikings’ buckler was found. It is the 1st time when such a find has been made on Danish territory.The buckler, 80 cm in diameter, was made of whitewood and remained intact owing to thick and damp soils.

 

The Fortress of Trelleborg was built shortly before 980 AD. It occupied the territory of 136 m, the width of the rampart was 19 m, the width of the moat – 18 m. Trelleborg existed from 975 AD till 1050 AD during the reign of Sweyn I Forkbeard, Canute the Great and his successors. Thus, Trelleborg is one of the vikings’ four fortifications in the Kingdom of Denmark (besides Trelleborg situated in Zealand there also remained traces of other forts: Fyrkat in North-Eastern Jutland, Aggersborg in North Jutland some distance from the Limfjord, Nonnebakken in Odense on Fyn).

The archeologists’ find is another striking illustration that the Danish Vikings lived in the so-called “Ring Fortresses”.