Aggersborg. The Viking-Age settlement and fortress (Else Roesdahl, Søren M. Sindbæk, Anne Pedersen & David M. Wilson eds). Jutland Archaeological Society Publications Vol. 82 (original) (raw)

Aggersborg is the largest of the Danish circular fortresses of the Viking Age. The impressive monument was built by King Harald Bluetooth in the second half of the tenth century. It was strategically placed immediately north of the Limfjord and like the other Danish fortifications it played a major role in the politics of northern Europe. An extensive Viking-Age rural settlement was destroyed to make room for the fortress. The well-preserved remains of buildings and the many artefacts excavated here provide a unique view of the physical and social structure of the settlement and of its material culture. Chs 1 and 8 available for download.