Viking Age

The Viking group Hànars fraendir breathes new life into the old settlement on the loop. It impressively shows how much everyday life in Haithabu during the Viking Age differs from today's and provides insights into handicrafts and handicrafts in the earl

The Heydenwall Group is a representation and combat group that is committed to conveying history in a lively way. 

Roland Warzecha from the Hamburg fencing school "Dimicator" gives our visitors an insight into the reconstructed historical martial arts of the Viking Age. The basis for this is the careful evaluation of historical sources and archaeological finds.

Today is bread baking day in Haithabu. The Viking woman has lit the hearth and invites all museum visitors to actively participate. With the basalt lava mill, the grain must first be ground into flour. Only then can the flatbread be shaped and

Activities for all ages. Crafting and cultural heritage meetings with a focus on the Viking Age. Selling of crafted products, the annual harvest, food, Viking Age games, torchlight procession and an autumn bonfire on the Saturday to end the year's season.

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.

Programme

This week will be full of activities for the family the whole day. Meet the population of the town, see how they lived, amused themselves and worked on their farmsteads a normal day during the reign of the dynasty of Harald Bluetooth. Daily we arrange the Family Games Open competition, so gather your family and compete together in the various historic Viking games.

In our Viking town you will travel back in time, meeting craftspeople, warriors, merchants, wise people, skilled women and storytelling skalds.