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

jpg

Language

No linguistic content

Type

StillImage

Identifier

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

Coverage

Modern, Norway, Norge, Tonsberg, Tønsberg

Files

Citation

RDale, “Tunsberghus Fortress,” World-Tree Project, accessed October 18, 2026, https://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/2451.

Output Formats

Geolocation

Item Relations

This Item dcterms:relation Item: Slotsfjell's Tower at Tunsberghus (Tønsberg Fortress)