Bulverket
Sign in to saveThe Bulverket is the remnants of a large wooden fortification or bulwark at Lake Tingstäde on the island of Gotland, Sweden. When built, it consisted of a platform with houses surrounded by a double palisade with the entire construction around in diameter.
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16 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Discovery
- Construction
- Platform and palisade
- Houses
- Purpose
- Archeological surveys
- 1921–1936
- 1989–1994
- Bulverket boat
- ''Krampmacken''
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
The Bulverket is the remnants of a large wooden fortification or bulwark at Lake Tingstäde on the island of Gotland, Sweden. When built, it consisted of a platform with houses surrounded by a double palisade with the entire construction around in diameter.
According to a 1989 archeological survey, the structure was built in the 1130s and may have been used for less than a century. Although its original purpose is unknown, theories suggest it was either used as a shelter during the turbulent times on Gotland at the end of the Viking Age or that it was the site of a last stand.
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