Sædding

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Reconstruction of the loom in Museum Esbjerg - as it stood in mine houses

Sædding (formerly Sæthum , also Sæddæn ) is a northern suburb of Esbjerg in Jutland in Denmark . The place belongs to the parish of Sædden Sogn .

From 1973 to 1976 a Viking village was excavated here on an area of ​​3.5 hectares , which existed for about 200 years until around the year 1100 AD. In the center there were six to seven large houses around a 150 × 30 m square. These main buildings were 25 to 55 m long. Several outbuildings and pit houses were workshops for weaving and forging. The buildings were rebuilt several times. A total of over 100 long houses, 75 pit houses and seven wells were recognized.

One of the oldest Christian bronze crosses in Denmark was found here.

See also

literature

  • Ingrid Falktoft Anderson: Vejviser til Danmarks oldtid. 2nd Edition. Gads Forlag, Århus 1994, ISBN 87-89531-10-8 , pp. 43, 62, 66.
  • Karsten Kjer Michaelsen: Politics bog om Danmarks oldtid . Copenhagen 2002 ISBN 87-567-6458-8 , pp. 217, 300.

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Coordinates: 55 ° 29 '58.8 "  N , 8 ° 24' 2.6"  E