Trelleborg

     Several Viking fortresses have been excavated in Denmark.  Trelleborg was excavated between 1934 and 1942 on the Danish island of Sjælland. It was built in the 980s a.d. during the reign of king Harold Blåtand (Bluetooth). Within a circular earthwork are 16 large longhouses set in groups of four in which the people lived and worked. The longhouses are somewhat in the shape of a dragon ship. It is estimated that approximately 300 people lived at Trelleborg. The stamp shows a modern plan of the fortress with longhouses, both inside and outside the earthwork circle.
     The stamp is one of an issue of 10 stamps to mark the 1000th anniversary of the Danish kingdom. This stamp was intended to mark the period from 1000-1100.

Troldkirken

     In 1983 Denmark issued a stamp which showed a picture of Troldkirken, a pre-Christian shrine near Limford. The location of Troldkirken is indicted on the map by a "+".