Borrering

Borrering additionally called Vallo Borgring or Vallo ring-citadel is a Danish Viking fortification positioned on Zealand, east of Gammel. Lellingegaard inside the parish of Hojelse and north-east of Lellinge. The ring sits on land under the Chapter of Vallo. Borrering is round in form and spans 145 metres across and therefore ranks 0.33 among the unique, Danish Viking ring fortresses. It featured a ten–eleven-meter wide rampart and turned into shielded by means of a palisade, made with the aid of pointed wood stakes.

No fortification moat has been uncovered, however the Ellebaekken movement strolling due west of the fortification might have offered a natural defence as might a small lake to the north/north-east. During the excavation in 2014 the northern and japanese gates had been found precisely wherein they would be predicted to be in a trelleborg-type fortification. Borrering may want to be a part of the organization of trelleborgs which consist of Trelleborg at Slagelse, Nonnebakken at Odense, Fyrkat at Hobro and Aggersborg subsequent to The Limfjord. These fortifications have all been dated to ca. 980 a.D. However, conclusive courting of Borrering stays to be carried out.