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- Collection: Ribe Viking Center (Ribe VikingeCenter)
Woodworking at Ribe VikingCenterWood was the primary building material throughout Scandinavia, and woodworking was a vital craft in rural areas, and probably a more specialised trade…
Viking Privy at Ribe VikingCenterEver wondered what a Viking-Age toilet looked like? Well, this is a reconstruction of a rather lavish outdoor privy in the reconstruction of…
The Wharf at Ribe VikingCenterThe reconstruction of a wharf at Ribe VikingCenter, including a boat constructed in collaboration with the Roskilde Viking Ship Museum. The wharf is…
The Longhouse at Ribe VikingCenterA reconstruction of a long-house from 980 AD at Ribe VikingCenter, part of the 'Great Farm' area of the Center. According to the Ribe VikingCenter,…
Tapestry featuring Yggdrasill in Ribe VikingCenterA tapestry decorating the interior of one of the reconstructed townhouses in Ribe VikingCenter. It was produced using authentic materials and…
Silversmith at Ribe VikingCenterSilversmith at the Viking Market at Ribe VikingCenter. Silver jewellery based on Viking-Age designs are produced using traditional methods and sold at…
Selection of Jewellery on display at Ribe VikingCenterBronze and silver jewellery based on Viking-Age designs are produced using traditional methods and sold at the Viking Market in the Ribe VikingCenter,…
Ribe VikingCenter (Ribe VikingeCenter)Ribe VikingeCenter was established in 1992, and is one of the World's leading centers for living history and experiencing the Viking past. It consists…
Representation of the Norns at the entrance to Ribe VikingCenterRepresentation of the Norns (Urðr, Verðandi and Skuld)at the entrance to the Ribe VikingCentre, where visitors can learn about the Viking Past…
Reconstruction of a vǫlva's dwelling at Ribe VikingCenterThis is an interpretative reconstruction of vǫlva (or seeresse's) dwelling at Ribe VikingCenter. This building is inhabited by a re-enactor who holds…
Reconstructed Viking Garden at Ribe VikingCenterReconstructed garden from the ninth century, tended by volunteers at the Ribe VikingCenter. Plants are grown in a traditional manner, and only…
Reconstructed Danish Townhouses from c. 825 at Ribe VikingCenterRibe VikingCenter has reconstructed eight town-houses from the year 825 AD, inhabited by re-enactors and craftspeople, including the carpenter and…
Re-enactor at Ribe VikingCenterA re-enactor in traditional Viking attire, manning the archery range in Ribe VikingCenter. His clothing includes a tunic and hood, trousers,puttees…
Níðstang (nīþing pole) Reconstruction at Ribe VikingCenterReconstruction of a Níðstang outside the vǫlva's dwelling in Ribe VikingCenter. The Níðstang was a deeply insulting public act…
Mural in Ribe VikingCenter telling the history of the Vikings and RibeA chalk mural decorating the interior of one of the larger reconstructed townhouses in Ribe VikingCenter (the Thing-Hall)and telling the history of…
Interior of a Viking Dwelling at Ribe VikingCenterRibe VikingCenter has reconstructed eight town-houses from the year 825 AD, inhabited by re-enactors and craftspeople, including the carpenter and…
Children's Games at Ribe VikingCenterChildren of volunteer re-enactors at Ribe VikingCenter engaged in traditional games. Many items interpreted as toys and games have been recovered from…
Bronze Caster and Market Stall at Ribe VikingCenterBronze casting is one of several traditional crafts carried out at the Viking Marketplace in Ribe VikingCenter, where visitors can interact with the…
Boat construction at Ribe VikingCenterBoat-builder using traditional techniques and tools to reconstruct a small clinker-built boat at the wharf area of the Ribe VikingCenter. Ships were…
Blacksmith at Ribe VikingCenterBlacksmithing was a vital trade in the Viking Age, producing everything from the tools for working the land, to the clinch-nails of Viking ships and…