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Hedebyu - the most important archaeological find, made in the north of Germany in the land of Schleswig-Holstein. Once it was a major trading center of the Danish Vikings, located at the intersection of trade routes from the Baltic basin to the North Sea basin and from the Carolingian Empire to Denmark (the so-called Voloviy or the Troops).
In short, Hedeby is a semicircular the rampart of the fortifications, the defensive ramparts of Danevirke, the very settlement itself, the settlement, burial grounds, a chamber burial in the boat and as many as four runecones. A paradise for archaeologists and a storehouse of useful information for Vikings fans, their red braids and romantic legends.
Paragraph history first mention of Hedeby can be found in the "Annals of the Kingdom of the Franks," and they belong to the 804 year when Danish king Gudfred collected in Sliesthorpe (that is, in Hedebyu) an army against the empire of Charlemagne. Since 808 this settlement has acquired an important commercial value, thanks to the crowds of artisans and merchants who moved here. After about 40 years, the church is being built on the territory of the city. And in 934, the German king Henry the Ptitselov, having defeated the King of Denmark, Gnupe, forced him to be baptized, thus forming the episcopate of Hedeby.
The last construction activity on the site of the site was conducted in 1020, according to archaeologists. Since then, little remains: in 1050 Hedebyu destroy the soldiers of the Norwegian King Harald the Severe, and in 1066 it already completely burnt West Slavic tribes
In 1848 Hedeby remembered the old glorious days of battles and lists, when on its territory there are military. camp during the Danish-Prussian War.
Hedebyu -. A paradise for archaeologists and a storehouse of useful information for Vikings fans, their red braids and romantic legends
Hedebyu What to see
archaeologist and scholar Herbert Jankuhn spending in the territory Hedebyu massive excavations done perhaps the most notable findings . This 10 burial chamber in the highest point of the settlement, as well as a number of well-traceable houses, wells and stream bank stabilization . a little later, in 1929, director of the Archaeological museum of Schleswig-Holstein Kurt Shitsel contributed conduct a of geological excavations in the harbor, which resulted in the discovery of two shipwrecks that hastened to raise and conserve . Already in 1985, the Viking Museum of Hedeby .
was created here. Of course, most of the tourists who understand little in the valleys and historical foundations, hurries to the reconstructed dwellings of the Vikings. To make a manly photo with a beautiful woman discharged into old clothes by a German woman or touch the old Viking ships
How to get
The nearest airport that receives flights from Russia is in Hamburg (about 120 km). From there, you can reach Hedeby by train with a transfer in Kiel (on the way approximately 2 hours). The train arrives in the nearest town of Schleswig, where it is easiest to take a taxi to the archaeological complex
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