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For the founder of the Russian dynasty, see Rurik.
Reric (also
Rerik) was an early medieval
Obotrite trading settlement, probably on the coast of the
Baltic Sea. At the turn of the
9th century, the citizens of Reric allied with
Charlemagne, who used the port as part of a strategic trade route that would avoid areas of
Saxon and
Danish control. It was destroyed in
808 AD by the Viking king
Gudfred, whereupon the tradespeople were reportedly moved by the king to the new Viking trading settlement of
Hedeby.
The location of Reric is disputed. Older theories have considered the settlement to have been at
Lübeck or
Mecklenburg Castle. A more recent theory locates it at Groß Strömkendorf north of
Wismar, on the shores of the
Bay of Wismar. This version is backed up by excavations conducted there by the
University of Kiel from 1995 to 1999 on a site of 20
hectares. 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 shelly 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.
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