Where is Grobiņa located in Latvia?
Grobiņa stands eleven kilometers east of Liepāja in the Courland region of Latvia. This location served as the most important political center on the territory of what is now Latvia during the Early Middle Ages.
Questions about Grobiņa
Short answers, pulled from the story.
When was the settlement at Grobiņa excavated by Birger Nerman?
Birger Nerman excavated the settlement at Grobin during 1929 and 1930. He discovered an earthwork stronghold protected on three sides by the Ålande River containing graves with women identified as natives of Gotland through their belt-buckles and brooches.
What happened to Grobiņa around 854 according to Rimbert's Vita Ansgari?
Rimbert's Vita Ansgari describes events from around 854 when Olof I of Sweden gathered an enormous army that destroyed a place called Seeburg, usually identified as Grobiņa. The town possessed seven thousand armed men before being pillaged, ravaged, and burnt by the Swedes.
How many burial mounds exist around Grobiņa today?
About three thousand surviving burial mounds dot the landscape around Grobiņa today. These earthworks contain the most impressive remains of the Vendel Age found anywhere in Northern Europe.
Where does Grobiņas SC/LFS play its home games now?
Grobiņas SC/LFS serves as the Latvian Higher League football club home to the city but travels to Daugava Stadium in Liepāja for all home games because local stadium specifications do not meet top-level requirements for professional play.