Reric

Coordinates: 53°57′20″N 11°28′53″E / 53.95556°N 11.48139°E / 53.95556; 11.48139
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53°57′20″N 11°28′53″E / 53.95556°N 11.48139°E / 53.95556; 11.48139

Map of Reric as located near Strömkendorf

Reric or Rerik was one of the

Schleswig.[1][3]

Location

The location of Reric was long disputed. Older theories suggested

University of Kiel and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's State Department for Archaeology, who partially excavated about 20 hectares of the site between 1995 and 1999.[1][8]

Archaeology

There is a certain amount of circumstantial evidence for Groß Strömkendorf being Reric such as identical foundation and destruction dates.[1] Groß Strömkendorf was a deep water port with a planned layout. Initially north of the present site, the earlier settlement - probably established in 735[9] - was gradually moved south in the 760s, the original area being turned into a cemetery. The new, extended site contained buildings similar to the sunken floor buildings of West Stow in England. Pottery included, among others, tatting ware and shelly ware. The primary type of pottery found so far was the Sukow type, associated used by the West Slavs during the 8th century.[10] Pottery of the succeeding Feldberg type was also found, though in considerably lower number.[10] Imported pottery from western countries was only scarcely represented.[10] Hoards of Norwegian schist whetstones were found, also evidence of textile, iron and bronze working, but no major industrial evidence, indicating that production was likely for local use only. Unfinished products and garbage pieces point at the production of items made of glass, metals including iron, amber, and horn.[10] The most recent find of wood that can be dated is from the year 811 and the finding situation suggests that the settlement ceased to exist a little later.[11]

The settlement stretched 500 meters along the coast,

Ilow were, like Reric, founded in the early 8th century, thus constituting some of the earliest Slavic settlements near the Baltic coast.[10]

Decline

As reported by the

Drazko, is reported murdered at Reric the following year.[1] The archeological finds since the 1990s perfectly match these records, as the latest dateable wellwoods found in Reric are from the years 806, 809 and 811.[13]

"Reregi", an alternative name of the

Helmold of Bosau, is probably a rendering of "Reric".[1]

See also

Literature

  • Astrid Tummuscheit: Groß Strömkendorf. Zur Entwicklung des frühmittelalterlichen Seehandelsplatzes anhand dendrochronologischer Datierungen, in: The Early Slavic Settlement in Central Europe in the light of new dating evidence, S. 103-119, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology Polish Academy of Science (Hg.), Wroclav 2013

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 3-11-017575-4
  2. ISBN 3-87533-007-2
  3. ^
    ISBN 3-515-07671-9
  4. ^ Tummuscheit 2013: 107
  5. ISBN 3-515-07671-9
  6. ^ "Medieval Silver and Gold", by Richard Cowen
  7. ^ Herrmann, Joachim (1970). Die Slawen in Deutschland. Berlin: Akademie-Verlag GmbH. p. 530. p. 113 (in German)
  8. ^ University of Kiel article
  9. ^ Tummuscheit 2013: 107
  10. ^
    ISBN 3-515-07671-9
  11. ^ Tummuscheit 2013: 108
  12. ^ Tummuscheit 2013: 103
  13. ^ Tummuscheit 2013: 108
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