Tunsberghus Fortress

Title

Tunsberghus Fortress

Subject

Fortifications

Description

Tunsberghus fortress was a royal castle and palace on top of Slottsfjellet in Tonsberg. The present remains are medieval, but there may have been a fortification in the Viking Age too. The castle is mentioned in Sverris saga. It was expanded by Håkon Håkonsson and his sons in the thirteenth century.

Creator

RDale

Source

RDale

Publisher

RDale

Date

10/09/2016

Contributor

RDale

Rights

RDale

Relation

http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Vestfold/Toensberg/Tunsberghus

Format

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Language

No linguistic content

Type

StillImage

Identifier

http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2451

Coverage

Modern, Norway, Norge, Tonsberg, Tønsberg

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Item Relations

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