ANCIENT LAKE FORTRESS
DISCOVERY IN GOTLAND An early Iron Age fortress, built on piles in the middle of a lake on the Swedish island of Gotland, was discovered some time ago, and turns out to be a unique find. From the reports issued by the Swedish Academy of Antiquities, it appears that this lake fortress had a large square floor, supported by thousands of oak piles, driven into the mud. The huge structure, probably erected against foreign invasions in the fourth century A.D. shows -remarkable criif-.smanship and strategical foresight. The “bulwark,” as it is called even to-day by the inhabitants of the parish. must have been built by the villagers of a neighbouring village, and is an interesting instance of primitive community spirit. The approach to it out in the lake must have been very dangerous to daring invaders, who were entirely exposed to the arrows of the archers standing behind the wooden palisades. During .he centuries follow.ng the “bulwark” decayed, and only the solid trunks beneath the water now tell the tale or past glories.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 197, 20 August 1929, Page 11
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176ANCIENT LAKE FORTRESS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 72, Issue 197, 20 August 1929, Page 11
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