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rigsborgene

English translation: royal castle

14:45 Mar 29, 2011
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Archaeology / mediaeval defences
Danish term or phrase: rigsborgene
... i den ældre middelalder var det i alt væsentligt kun de syd- og sydøstvendte kyster foruden gennemsejlingsfarvandene Øresund, Storebælt og Lillebælt, som var truet af angreb fra dem der boede syd for Østersøen, og derfor var det kun den del af landet, som blev udbygget med et større system af forsvarsanlæg, som gerne benævnes **rigsborgene.**

ODS gives 'Rigsborg' as Christiansborg, after it was rebuilt in 1906, but that is not what is meant here.

I have found references to the largest of ´rigsborgene´ being Vordingborg, and that there was one in Gladsaxehus in Skåne, and one in Tranekær...

Castles, fortifications, fortresses abound in my text, which is actually about dendrochronology and how it casts new light on Danish history in particular.

Rigsborgene also seem to have been a German phenomenon - but what are they called in English?
Thanks for any suggestions!
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 17:20
English translation:royal castle
Explanation:
Det er rigsborge i modsætnng til privatborge, og de er anlagt af kongemagten (=centralmagten). Det giver jo også god mening, at de så især findes der, hvor landet som sådan er truet af angreb udefra.
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Tine Wanning
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:20
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4royal castle
Tine Wanning
4fortified castles
lone (X)


  

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royal castle


Explanation:
Det er rigsborge i modsætnng til privatborge, og de er anlagt af kongemagten (=centralmagten). Det giver jo også god mening, at de så især findes der, hvor landet som sådan er truet af angreb udefra.


    Reference: http://www.kulturluppen.net/media(3063,1030)/Borgforskning_v...
Tine Wanning
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:20
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Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
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fortified castles


Explanation:
Måske "Fortified Royal Castles", men jeg tror, "Fortified" skal bruges i dette sammenhæng!


    Reference: http://www.suite101.com/content/a-castle-tour-of-north-zeala...
lone (X)
Canada
Local time: 11:20
Native speaker of: Danish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many than´ks for a good suggestion. The context made it very clear that these castles were fortified, and why, so on this occasion I felt it was too much of a good thing to add the word to the term for the castles.

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