Viking Age

Folkfesten Kulturmötet – A Multicultural Celebration

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Sweden

A living meetingplace for all people, no matter background, age, ethnicity or gender.

Entrance fee: 50 sek adults, 30 sek children aged 3-15. Free under the age of 3. (It is of cource also allowed to pay more, to support the event. )

Avaliability: HWC toilette  (wheel chair accesable)

Conference: Archaeological Open-Air Museums: Reconstruction and Reenactment – Reality or Fiction?

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Poland

The Subcarpathian Museum of Krosno and its branch, the Carpathian Troy Archaeological Open-Air Museum at Trzcinica, Poland, are organising an International Conference entitled “Open-Air Archaeological Museums: Reconstruction and Reenactment – Reality or Fiction?” which will be held on 18 and 19 October this year.

Vikingvalley (NO)

Member of EXARC
Yes

Viking Valley, Gudvangen - in the heart of the unique UNESCO listed Norwegian fjord landscape - is the setting for the town of Njardarheimr, bringing to life the real history and culture of the Viking Age.

Viking Valley is a two hours’ drive from Bergen (five hours from Oslo). Here, between the fjord and the mountains the Naeroyfjord area was awarded World Heritage status by UNESCO in 2005, and has been described by National Geographic as one of the most beautiful places on the planet.

Conference Review: Norwegian Forum for Experimental Archaeology 2017

Author(s)
Črtomir Lorenčič 1
Publication Date
The Norwegian Forum for Experimental Archaeology (NFEA) is a yearly seminar aimed at presenting and popularising experimental research within archaeology. It has been held since 2011 at the Veien Cultural Hertage Park, and as the name implies, it is a gathering of Norwegian archaeologists, held and presented in Norwegian. In 2017, things were done a bit differently...

Book Review: Proceedings of the 25th Meeting of Archaeologists from Germany, the Czech Republic and Austria

Author(s)
Miroslav Popelka 1
Publication Date
On the 17th – 20th June 2015 40 participants of the 25th Archaeological working group East Bavaria/ West and south Bohemia/ Upper Austria, were hosted by the Upper Palatinate town Bärnau which lies on the border with the Czech Republic. The meeting took place in the conference hall of the Historic Park Bärnau-Tachov, a remarkable archaeological open-air museum which demonstrates...

Viking Festival at Avaldsnes

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Norway

Every year in June, we invite you to Western Norway's largest Viking festival at the Viking garden in Avaldsnes.

"Vikings" from all over Europe gather here. Historic surroundings, with reconstructed buildings from the Viking Age, set a nice setting and a wonderful atmosphere around the event. This is a meeting place for friendship and cultural development.

Museumkids Week

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Organised by
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the Netherlands

Autumn Holidays = Museum Kids Week. Discover prehistory, Roman times and the Middle Ages. Participate in sword fighting, archery and make your own felt bracelet! Become a real Roman and participate in the exercise and make the most beautiful fibula. Enjoy the gladiators at the end of the day and choose your favorite gladiator

The Vikings Come to West Stow!

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Country
United Kingdom

Come and experience a Viking re-enactment at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village - fun for all the family.

Meet members of Jorvik Vikingr as they occupy the Village and show us their daily life and skills. Listen to their stories and sagas, enjoy craft demonstrations and maybe even have a chance to see their weapons and find out about more about Viking combat skills!