Reric
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Reric (also Rerik) was an old Slav trading settlement, probably on the coast of the Baltic Sea. Charlemagne used the port as part of a strategic trade route that would avoid areas of Saxon and Danish control.[link] It was destroyed in 808 AD by the Danish (or Viking) King Gudfred, whereupon the tradespeople were reportedly moved by the king to the new Danish trading settlement of Hedeby.
Possible site
This town might actually be Groβ Strömkendorf north of Wismar at the shores of the Bay of Wismar. This is the result of excavations by Kiel University from 1995 to 1999 on a site of 20 hectares there[link]Kiel University. There is a certain amount of circumstantial evidence from this site such as the foundation and destruction dates. It is a deep water port with a planned layout. It was initially north of the present site but the earlier settlement was moved south and the original area turned into a cemetery. The new site contains buildings similar to the sunken floor buildings of West Stowe in England. There is an assemblage of pottery that includes tatting wares and shelley wares as well. There are hoards of Norwegian schist whetstones, evidence of textile, iron and bronze working, but no major industrial evidence, indicating that production was likely for local use only.See also
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