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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Camille BAS-WOHLERT

Tourists Are Latest Conquest Of Viking Fortress In Denmark

The Trelleborg ring fortress was built by Viking King Harald Bluetooth more than 1,000 years ago (Credit: AFP)

A millennium-old Danish Viking fortress is wowing tourists by offering visitors a broader view of Scandinavia's famed marauders.

Along with Denmark's four other known ring fortresses, Trelleborg in the country's east was recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2023 -- putting it in the same category as Egypt's pyramids or the Great Wall of China.

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