List of trelleborgs
- Aggersborg near Limfjorden, Denmark.
- Borgeby north of Lund at Lödde Å in Skåne, modern Sweden.
- Fyrkat near Hobro, Denmark.
- Nonnebakken in Odense, Denmark.
- Trelleborg near Slagelse, Denmark.
- Trelleborg in Trelleborg, Skåne, modern Sweden.
- Rygge, Østfold, Norway? (59°23′14″N 10°42′22″E / 59.38712°N 10.7062°E / 59.38712; 10.7062 (Rygge))
Traditionally, the name Trelleborg has been explained as a fort built by slaves (the Danish word for slave being træl), but the word trel (pl trelle) is a more plausible explanation. This relates to the wooden staves covering both sides of the protective circular walls.
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