Viking settlement of Füsing

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Overview map of the Viking settlement near Füsing, the Schleis Barrage and the Margarethenwall

The so-called Viking settlement of Füsing ( Fysing in Danish ) is located in a district of Schaalby on the Schlei in northern Schleswig-Holstein . The settlement, discovered in 2003, already existed around the year 700 AD and is therefore around 70 years older than Haithabu , which only gained its great importance since 808. The discovery of ceramic shards and slag gave rise to the suspicion as early as the 1960s that archaeological discoveries were being made in Füsing. The suspicion was reinforced when metal detectors showed jewelry made of bronze, lead and silver in 2003 .

The favorable location on the navigable Füsinger Au, near the Danewerk , the construction of which began about 50 years earlier, suggests the importance of the place as well as finds of axes and arrowheads , as can be seen from the “elite residences” in the Iron Age “centers of wealth” “ Knows Scandinavia (e.g. Gudme ).

The complex structure, excavated since 2010, consists of over 200 pit and numerous long houses. An Iron Age hall of over 30 m in length, according to the Nordic term , impresses with its size and construction. Presumably it was the seat of a regional chief or minor king , which has existed in the Scandinavian region since the 3rd century at the latest. The pre- Viking Age settlement - the Viking Age does not begin until 800 AD - was of an outstanding size for the era and is the most important excavation in Schleswig-Holstein. The site, which was inhabited up to 1000, was suitable for handicrafts and trade and a swamp belt offered security to the interior.

literature

  • Andres S. Dobat, Amanda Ellermann Trans. Karl Hjalte Maack Raun: Between Haithabu, Danewerk and Schleswig - The Viking settlement of Füsing . In: Archäologische Nachrichten aus Schleswig-Holstein 2011 ISBN 978-3-529-01433-8 p. 88

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Coordinates: 54 ° 31 '48.2 "  N , 9 ° 38' 11.9"  E