Haithabu (Hedeby)
E811933
Haithabu (Hedeby) was a major Viking Age trading town and early medieval settlement in present-day northern Germany, known as one of the most important commercial and cultural hubs of Scandinavia.
Observed surface forms (2)
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking Age trading town
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archaeological site ⓘ early medieval settlement ⓘ |
| archaeologicalFinds |
coins
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jewelry ⓘ runestones ⓘ ship remains ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
North Sea–Baltic Sea trade route
NERFINISHED
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overland portage route to Treene River ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Frankish Empire
NERFINISHED
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Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Scandinavian
ⓘ
Viking NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Slavic raids
ⓘ
attack by King Harald Hardrada ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 1066 ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
craft production
ⓘ
long-distance trade ⓘ |
| endTime | 11th century ⓘ |
| excavatedFrom | 20th century ⓘ |
| floruit |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Danish rulers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
harbor
ⓘ
jetties ⓘ market area ⓘ semi-circular rampart fortifications ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Viking Museum Haithabu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion |
Southern Jutland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking Age Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Danevirke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schleswig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Jutland Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Schlei fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Adam of Bremen's Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum
NERFINISHED
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Rimbert's Vita Anskarii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherName |
Haithaby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hedeby NERFINISHED ⓘ Heiðabýr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO site "Archaeological Border Complex of Hedeby and the Danevirke" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important commercial hub of Scandinavia
ⓘ
important cultural hub of Scandinavia ⓘ major Viking Age trading center ⓘ |
| startTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Schleswig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradedGoods |
amber
ⓘ
furs ⓘ glass beads ⓘ silver ⓘ slaves ⓘ textiles ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 2018 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hedeby