Jomsborg
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Jomsborg is the legendary Viking stronghold and base of the Jomsvikings, often associated with the area around modern Wolin in the Baltic Sea.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking settlement
ⓘ
legendary Viking stronghold ⓘ legendary place ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Danish kings
ⓘ
Harald Bluetooth NERFINISHED ⓘ Jomsvikings NERFINISHED ⓘ King of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian kings ⓘ Sweyn Forkbeard NERFINISHED ⓘ Viking mercenaries ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Wolin archaeological site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryCurrentlyLocatedIn | Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse
ⓘ
Viking Age ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Gesta Danorum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heimskringla NERFINISHED ⓘ Jómsvíkinga saga NERFINISHED ⓘ Knýtlinga saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
fortifications
ⓘ
harbor ⓘ stone walls ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Jomsvikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Jomsviking laws ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Baltic Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Oder River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pomerania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedAs |
Julin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jumne NERFINISHED ⓘ Vineta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oftenIdentifiedWith |
Wolin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
island of Wolin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Viking Age Baltic network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| possibleArchaeologicalCounterpart | Wolin stronghold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southern Baltic coast ⓘ |
| religion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| role |
mercenary base
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ naval base ⓘ |
| status | legendary ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
base for raids in the Baltic
ⓘ
control of Baltic trade routes ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
archaeological debate
ⓘ
medieval Scandinavian scholarship ⓘ |
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