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Iron Age Stronghold - Eketorp Sweden

This Iron Age Stronghold were ( along with four others ) built between 200 AD - 400 AD. These were times with frequent wars between the tribal communities around the Baltic Sea. Some farms were moved inside the stronghold and some were located outside. Around 600 AD the farms were moved out of the stronghold. After a period of 500 years, when the strongholds were uninhabited, the strongholds were repaired around 1150 AD and finally left during the 1300th Century. The reasons for the repair were probably that they played a role in the Civil War between the Eric and Sverker Dynasties.
The stronghold is now rebuilt so you can see in full scale how it looked some 1600 years ago.
Eketorp stronghold in the distance
Eketorp stronghold in the distance		 Entrance Eketorp Stronghold.
Entrance Eketorp Stronghold.		 Walls of Eketorp Stronghold.
Walls of Eketorp Stronghold.		 From the walls.
From the walls.
From the walls.
From the walls.		 Inside the stronghold from the wall.
Inside the stronghold from the wall.		 Foundations of a house.
Foundations of a house.		 How houses from the iron aged were built.
How houses from the iron aged were built.
House construction.
House construction.		 Construction of roof.
Construction of roof.		 Entrance middle age house.
Entrance middle age house.		 Rebuilt type middle age houses.
Rebuilt type middle age houses.
Middle age type houses.
Middle age type houses.		 House construction middle ages
House construction middle ages		 Cattle house in the background
Cattle house in the background		 Cattle houses.jpg
Cattle houses.jpg
Cattle houses from the wall.
Cattle houses from the wall.		 Part of the original wall before reconstruction.
Part of the original wall before reconstruction.

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