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Reconstruction of a longhouse at the Viking Age ring fort of Fyrkat

Photographs of the interior of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland. The photographs show a number of reconstructions of everyday items. These include an upright loom, a drum, shoes, and clothes.

A photograph of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland.

PDF file of the exhibit page The Viking Home

The photograph shows part of the interior of a Viking house. The man is sitting on one of the 'benches' that ran down either side of the house. In most houses these would have provided both seating and beds with the whole household sleeping within…

The reconstruction of the hall at Borg shows how large the greatest Viking halls could be. Originally built in the 500s to a length of 67m, it was rebuilt and extended so that it was 83m long by the beginning of the Viking Age. This is the longest…

A photograph of a turf-built house in Iceland of a style that would have been common in the Viking Age

This PhD thesis examines how houses were used in the Viking Age and medieval period, and compares archaeological evidence with the medieval Icelandic sagas.