Abstract: The invention relates to a barrier made of barbed wire, wherein said barbed wire can be compressed, in the manner of a helix, in a first direction (A) and can be pulled apart in a second, opposite direction (B). In addition, the device (100) has a guiding element, in particular a tensioning cable (120), which extends in the first and second directions (A, B) and which is designed to guide the motion of the lid-shaped element (115) and/or of the barbed wire (101) away from the container (110) in the second direction (B) and toward the container in the opposite direction. Said design makes it possible to safely store the barbed wire in the compressed state (the lid sits on the container). At the same time, said design makes it possible to route the barbed wire manageably and safely when the barbed wire is pulled out in a guided manner in order to construct a barrier.