Götavirke (Geatish Dyke) are the remains of a defensive wall going from north to south between to villages called Västra Husby and Hylinge in Ostrogothia. Consequently the wall covers the distance between the lakes Asplången and Lillsjön. North of Aspelången there are remains of several ancient hill forts that may have been part of the defensive line. South of Lake Lillsjön, the terrain is so hard to pass that it hardly needed any defenses.
The wall seems to be constructed to protect the Geats from attacks from the Baltic Sea. Archaeological excavations have shown that it was constructed ca 800.
The wall supported a wooden pale and behind it are traces of a military road, which makes it similar to Danevirke.
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