- (modern
Danish spelling: Dannevirke; in Old Norse: Danavirki, in German:
Danewerk,
literally meaning earthwork of the Danes) is a
system of
Danish fortifications...
-
brigade "Canstein", Gondrecourt's unit
stormed the area in
front of the
Danewerk during the
Battle for Königshügel near Selk. For the
successful capture...
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which is also the
location of the
interlocking fortifications known as the
Danewerk or Danevirke. Its construction, and in
particular its
great expansion around...
- The
Roman limes are the best
known examples of
earlier landwehrs. The
Danewerk is
another example of this type of barrier. Many of
these landwehrs have...
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Location Danewerk, Schleswig,
Denmark Result Danish strategic retreatment and Austro-prussian
military advance Territorial changes Danewerk and most of...
- 1066, the
inhabitants founded the town of Schleswig. A
large part of the
Danewerk, an old
barrier wall
across the
Cimbrian Peninsula ,
comparable to the...
- well-defended barrier; the
Great Wall of China, Hadrian's Wall, and the
Danewerk are
famous examples. Such
barriers have also
included trench lines and...
- 68–69. ISBN 978-82-8422-020-8.
Retrieved 24 July 2020.
Media related to
Danewerk Museum at
Wikimedia Commons Official website (in
German and Danish) v t...
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marched into Schleswig. The
Danes evacuated the
ancient defense line of
Danewerk and
instead fortified the
flank position of Dybbøl.
Throughout early April...
- (starting at the west) up the
Treene river,
along the
Danevirke (also
known as
Danewerk), then
cutting across from the
Schlei estuary to Eckernförde, and leaving...
