Dannevirke and Hedeby in the 8th-11th centuries ; Le Dannevirke et Hedeby aux VIIIe-XIe siècles
International audience ; The wall of a people or the people of a wall ?In June 2019 we will be close to the first anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage listing of the archaeological ensemble of Dannevirke and Hedeby. An opportunity to present the archaeological ensemble in its first foundations and continue to question it on the "civilization" it prefigures.Ethnic foundation since "Dannevirke"? What is the use of a wall, a way to protect what "we" are on one side and to project all that "we not" are on the other side?Military foundation on political or economic grounds? Hedeby is a trading place, an emporium of the North Seas, and going with its foundation and development it needs a protection against looting. But the archaeological ensemble denotes a larger organization and goes hand in hand with the appearance of a king in Denmark.So I would first like to expose the archaeological complex as it is presented in the documentation retained by UNESCO and then question these two monumental witnesses of Denmark of the 8th-11th centuries on the subject of the people that the Dannevirke seems to define and that Hedeby houses , Or vice versa. Who are they in the north?I would like to show two ideas, the first expresses that the original land-lift first protects the comings and goings of merchants from various lands, the second will position the "border" Dannevirke more deeply in the minds of the Danes only in their causal and punctual policy: this border has forced men from the North to the sea. ; Le mur d'un peuple ou le peuple d'un mur ?En Juin 2019 nous serons proche du premier anniversaire de l'inscription au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO de l'ensemble archéologique du Dannevirke et de Hedeby. Une occasion de présenter ledit ensemble archéologique dans ses premières fondations et de continuer à le questionner sur la « civilisation » qu'il préfigure.Fondation ethnique puisque « Dannevirke » ? Ce à quoi sert un mur, une façon de protéger d'un côté ce que « nous » sommes et de projeter de l'autre côté tout ce que ...