Late Middle Ages

Harald Fairhair made Avaldsnes his Royal residence after the battle at Hafrsfjord at approximately 870 a.d. Avaldsnes continued to be a royal manor for his descendants up to approx. 1400 a.d

The 12th Iberian Congress of Archaeometry will be held between October 25th and 28th at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH) in Burgos .

The Iberian archaeometry community will meet to discuss the technological advances and their possible applications to the material study of historical, archaeological and cultural heritage.

The historical festival ‘Times & Epochs’ is taking place in Moscow from 10 to 22 of August for the 8th time.

Kernavė archaeological site, inscribed into UNESCO World Heritage List in 2004, is an open-air exhibition created by nature and man over many centuries.

On the National Day the Foteviken Viking town will be open and host activities for the whole family. You can participate in historical games that are fun for the young and old alike.
11.34 celebration speech by the rune stone.
12.00 Storytelling in Tinghöll about the Battle of Foteviken that took place on the 4th of June, 1134 AD.

In the weekend of May 13 and 14 we focus on the ships and how they were prepared for long trips at sea. We need new ropes on the boats, so the ropemaker is busy beating rope. Visit him at the rope maker alley and see how he is doing the many meters of ropes.