LandmarksOrHistoricalBuildings
Viking Ring Fortress Nonnebakken
Nonnebakken, 5000
Just off the Margueritruten
1.5 km from the route through Fyn og Øhavet — a short detour.
About
Viking Ring Fortress Nonnebakken
The Viking castle at Nonnebakken was one of at least five known ring castles, which King Harald Bluetooth built around 980. The others are Aggersborg at the Limfjord, Fyrkat at Hobro, Trelleborg at Slagelse, Borgring at Køge and probably Borgeby in Skåne. The ring castles are to be seen as part of the unification of the Danish kingdom, partly by dominating the interior and partly by defending against external opponents. The now smoothed out castle mount, where the Odd Fellow Lodge is today, and some other tracks can be seen in the terrain, while other parts of the castle are well preserved, but hidden under the modern city.
Around here
Nearby on the Margueritruten
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Balance Arc - sculpture
TouristAttraction · 100 m
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Gallery 5000 - private gallery
ArtGallery · 184 m
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Odense Prison - historical building
TouristAttraction · 245 m
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Byfisk på muren (Fish in the city)
TouristAttraction · 267 m
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The Butterflies in the lake
TouristAttraction · 280 m
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Munke Mose Park
Park · 299 m
Frequently asked
Is Viking Ring Fortress Nonnebakken on the Margueritruten?
Almost. Viking Ring Fortress Nonnebakken is 1.5 km from the nearest signed point on Fyn og Øhavet.