1100-talets borgar i Skåne. En analys över den första medeltida borgbyggnadsfasen i Skåne

Sammanfattning: This essay is an attempt in analysing the establishment of the first Early Middle Ages castles in Scania. There are two types of castles in Scania during the eleventh century, keeps and ringworks. This castle was built by three fixed elements of power: the crown, the church and the aristocracy. The result of the survey shows that A majority of the castles during the eleventh century in Scania where initiated by the church. The results also show two building phases of castles under the period. The first building phase begins in middle of the eleventh century and the second building phase begins in the period 1180- 1200. Archaeology and historical sources indicates that the castles where not primarily used for military purpose, they also hade economical functions.