Varbola Stronghold
 Varbola ruins | |
  Location of the site in Estonia | |
| Location | Rapla County, Estonia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59°02′23.9″N 24°30′37.67″E / 59.039972°N 24.5104639°E |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | In ruins |
The Varbola Stronghold (
furnaces for accommodation built with limestone floors and foundations.[3]
History
First mention
Marks.[4]
Danish rule
L. A. Mellin
During the
Latin
: Liber Census Daniae) the estate surrounding the Varbola trading center remained a possession of the Lode family, nobility of Estonian origin at the time. The Danish king and his son Knut owned parts of the Lohu stronghold area, and the entire Keava stronghold area in Harju County.
Decline in 14th century
The Varbola stronghold lost its importance only in the second quarter of the 14th century,St. George's Night Uprising of 1343.[7]
Later history
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the stronghold was used as a cemetery. The first known fort plan dates from 1786 and was drawn by Ludwig August von Mellin. Archaeological excavations at the site have been undertaken in 1938–41, 1953 and 1974. Among the archaeological finds were dice made of bone.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Scriptores Rerum Livonicarum; Published 1853; p. 162
- ISBN 978-9985-2-0324-8.
- ^ a b (in Estonian)Varbola at guide to Estonia
- ISBN 0-231-12889-4
- ISBN 0-231-12889-4
- ^ The administrative system of Harjumaa in the 13th century at Central and Eastern European Online Library
- ^ Vahtre, Sulev (ed.). 1960. Bartholomäus Hoeneke: Liivimaa noorem riimkroonika. Tallinn: Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus.
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