Day: September 15, 2014

Was there a large invasion of England in 1013?

Viking ‘ring fortress’ discovered in Denmark may have been used to launch invasion of England in 1013

  • The fortress was discovered on the Danish island of Zealand around 30 miles (48km) south of Copenhagen, but very little has been excavated
  • It’s the first Trelleborg fortress to be found in 60 years. It was identified by the precise circular shape of the ramparts and by its four massive gates
  •  The fortress is large at 475ft (145 metres) from side to side
  • It could have been used as a military training camp or barracks from which to launch invasions of England in the tenth century 

A short entry in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle describes how in 789AD Viking ships landed on Britain’s shores and immediately killed a local official who welcomed them.
This was just the beginning of what would become a long history of vicious raids and fierce battles between the Norsemen and the English.
Now, archaeologists have uncovered a ring-shaped fortress that historians believe was used to train Vikings ahead of a large invasion of England in 1013.

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The newly discovered fortress is large at 475ft (145 metres) from side to side and is the same shape as a typical Trelleborg plan, with four 'gates' like the one pictured above

Is it possible that our history went a little bit different as we have learned?

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I found the lost symbol of the Knight Templar’s.

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I found a star map carved in the outer walls of the church.