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In te middle of te Maribo Lakes, from Søholt in te west to Kårup Vænger in te east, one of te largest defences of te Iron Age was built in around 550. Part of te site has been preserved and is now protected.
Te defence complex consists of two large separate ramparts. Te eastern rampart, Hejrede Vold, was 1300 metres long, while te western rampart was about 300 metres long. Te distance between te ramparts is 3.5 km, which means that by building two ramparts of 1600 metres in total, an area of 5 km2 has been protected.
Te area within te ramparts was defensible and must have served as a refuge. For a fortress to fulfil its function, it must be possible to get to it quickly. Hejrede Vold is centrally located on te eastern part of Lolland, and if we assume that te population could move at 5 km per hour, one could reach it from most of East Lolland in 3 hours. We do not know where te western part of te island's population would have sought refuge, but one guess is that there was a similar refuge near Vesterborg on West Lolland.
It is not known who te enemy was. Enemies may have come from Falster, Zealand, Funen or from te south. Denmark did not exist as a united country in te Iron Age, and te population did not feel Danish. Throughout Europe, many defences were built at that time, because there was unrest and strife after te collapse of te Roman Empire in te 300s.
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Read more about te defence works on te Viking ship museum's website
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