Another fantastic video! And thanks for giving a quick background/reference when you tackle these topics, really helps out the layperson. Keep up the great work!
They don't look very expensive to make or to require some specialist knowledge like medieval castles do, so it makes sense they were built for a particular situation and then abandoned. I remember reading in an older history book that the ring forts were training centers for the invasion of England and even as a child it striked me as a bizarre explanation.
It will take alot of Work to make them. Alot of medieval castles are alot smaller. You would also need to control a big area to be able to garrison them
Interesting. They are probably related to the fortresses of Domburg, Den Burgh and the Burg in Leiden, the Netherlands who date back to the ninrh an tenth centuries. Curiously, one comparable fortress on the original Frisian island of Texel could date back as early as the seventh or early eighth century. Wonder where this tradition of fortressbuilding actually started.
Da vi i 2014 kunne fastslå, at Borgring var fra vikingetiden troede jeg, at der snart ville komme flere ringborge. Jeg får meget ofte forslag, og følger op ved at gennemgå kortmateriale, og nogle gange med besøg på stedet. Sammen med kolleger har jeg også arbejdet med at analysere højdemodeller med kunstig intelligens. Indtil nu er der ikke kommet nogle sikre resultater, men det skulle undre mig om der ikke venter flere fund af fæstninger fra vikingetiden i Danmark og Sydskandinavien.
