Viking Age

During the Archaeology Day we will hold exciting activities at Foteviken Viking Museum, with inspiration and deep dives into the Viking history for young and old alike. We will also offer guided tours of the Viking town.

The highlight of the year is as usual the Foteviken Viking Market. During these days roughly 500 Vikings from across the world will participate. As a visitor you may stroll around the Viking town and surroundings which is filled by activities and market stands. Here you may find items ranging from beautiful handmade jewellery to Viking Age style swords.

Activities for all ages, meet Vikings from across the world showing their crafts and selling their Viking Age replica goods. Vikings arriving early at Foteviken for the market will use the Viking town as a gathering spot for craftsmen. Here they will exchange knowledge and teach various crafting techniques.

The activities during the Children’s Viking day are directed towards the children, but the whole family is of course more than welcome! The children will get to try out Viking age handicrafts and activities, and also listen to exciting stories among other things!

Every summer the Viking village is open for spontaneous visits. We are open no matter the weather! Indoor environments are available.

During 2019 we are open: 16th of July – 3th of August, Monday to Friday 12:00-16:00.

Årsjögård is open as a "living Viking farm" during two weeks (w. 28-29). Wednesdays-Sundays from 11.00 to 16.00. There will be lots of things happening every day; crafts, games, storytelling, food and much more!
We end the two weeks with a small market at the farm on 22 & 23 July. Viking craftspeople will visit the farm and sell their goods, such as jewellery, pottery and ribbons.

- Performance of four times - who gets lit the fire and what was midsummer fire to the 1800s, the Viking Age, Iron Age and Stone Age? Discover how ages meet and see who wins the right to light the midsummer bonfire.

Autumn time is market time in Haithabu. Just like 1000 years ago, on the first weekend in November, dealers from near and far arrive in the former trading metropolis to sell their wares. The museum visitors are once again expecting an atmospheric trade fair experience, as the dealers are setting up their stalls in the exhibition rooms directly in front of the showcases with the original finds.

Life in Haithabu pulsates on the longest days of the year. Traders from almost all of the world known at the time hurried through the narrow streets between the thatched and straw-roofed houses, exchanged ideas with craftsmen and met on the jetties at the port. Goods are examined and haggled here until late in the evening.

Over the Easter days, the popular spring market will take place again at the Viking houses in Haithabu. Traders, craftsmen and market participants from Germany and the neighboring countries present their goods, allow you to look over their shoulders at their craft and give visitors a lively insight into the hustle and bustle in Haithabu 1,000 years ago.