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Giant Viking structure found in Denmark, possibly related to Harald "Blue Tooth"
Categories: Nálezy nejenom s detektorem ve Skandinávii
Danish archaeologists have uncovered part of a massive Viking structure that may be linked to King Harald "Bluebeard" Gormsson, who ruled from 958 to 986. Although the larger half of the structure is still in the ground, experts speak of a huge surprise and an exceptional find, unprecedented in Northern Jutland.
The structure is located at the northernmost tip of Denmark. It is "the largest find of a Viking building of this kind" in decades. Measuring 40 metres in length, it was built sometime between 950 and 1050 and only the smaller half of it has been uncovered so far: "It was a shock to discover a building of this size," Thomas Rune Knudsen, the archaeologist from the Museums of North Jutland who was in charge of the excavation, told Live Science. "The columns supporting the roof are huge," he added.
The appearance of the building is similar to other structures in the area from the reign of Harald I. Bluebeard, but none of the others were so large. The ruler became famous for introducing Christianity, and helped unite Denmark and Norway. Several important buildings are associated with his reign, including the circular fortresses of Fyrkat on the Onsild River, as well as Aggersborg in the village of Aggersund. Today, only the sod-covered embankments of both ring forts remain.
Although archaeologists are not entirely sure of the purpose of this hall, they believe that it "was not related to everyday life, but was a meeting place for social elite negotiated and made important decisions affecting the entire region," Knudsen explained, adding that most of the hall has yet to be excavated: "It seems very likely that there may have been other buildings on the site. We have only uncovered half of it so far, but it would be strange if there was nothing else in the vicinity," he added.
The design of the hall is similar to the style of the forts built during Blåtand's reign. Archaeologists believe that the land on which the hall was built may have been a nobleman's farm in connection with Harald's vassal Runulv den Rådsnild. Their assumption is based on a nearby 1.5 m high rune stone, dated between 970 and 1020, in which the words 'Hove, Thorkild, Thorbjørn laid the stone of their father Runulv den Rådsnilde."
According to Knudsen, the building and the runestone may be related. "If nothing else, the rune stone and the hall represent the same social class and belong to the social elite," he concluded.
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Sources: livescience.com, artnews.com, msn.com
Fyrkat Circular Fortress
Aggersborg Circular Fortress
The rune stone may refer to the connection between the hall and the local nobleman
example of a Viking hall
artistic rendering by Harald Modrozub
partially exposed remains of the Viking Hall
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