Odense Odense River to the south and Naesbyhoved Lake (now dry) to the north. Nonnebakken, one of Denmark's former Viking ring fortresses, lay to the south of the river. Today, Odense's Møntergården Museum has many artefacts related to the early Viking history in the Odense area. The Vikings built numerous fortifications along the river banks to defend it against invaders coming in from the coast. The city celebrated its thousandth anniversary in 1988, commemorating the first mention of the town's name in a letter dated 18 March 988 from the German Emperor Otto III which granted rights to Odense and neighbouring
Odense Boldklub in European football Odense Boldklub in European football This is the overview of Odense Boldklub's matches in European football. ---- "Odense won 7–0 on aggregate." ---- "Villarreal won 5–0 on aggregate." ---- "Odense won 3–1 on aggregate." "Odense won 2–2 on aggregate and away goal." ---- "Odense won 6–1 on aggregate." ---- "Odense won 3–2 on aggregate." Group D "Odense won 5–0 on aggregate." "Odense won 5–1 on aggregate." "Sparta Prague won 4–3 after penalty shootout." ---- "Odense won 4–1 on aggregate." "Aston Villa won 3–2 on aggregate." "Odense won 7–3 on aggregate." "Genoa won 4–2 on aggregate." "Odense won 5–3 on aggregate."