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Houses and domestic life in the Viking Age and medieval period: material perspectives from sagas and archaeologyThis PhD thesis examines how houses were used in the Viking Age and medieval period, and compares archaeological evidence with the medieval Icelandic…
A Reconstructed Viking House in IcelandA photograph of a turf-built house in Iceland of a style that would have been common in the Viking Age
The Hall at Borg, Lofoten, NorwayThe 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…
Interior of a Viking HouseThe 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…
The Viking Home ExhibitPDF file of the exhibit page The Viking Home
Eirik the Red's House ReconstructedA photograph of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland.
The interior of the reconstruction of Erik the Red's housePhotographs of the interior of the reconstructed Viking longhouse at Brattahlid (Norse Brattahlíð) in Greenland. The photographs show a number of…
A reconstructed longhouse at FyrkatReconstruction of a longhouse at the Viking Age ring fort of Fyrkat
Fotevikens MuseumFoteviken Museum is a living history museum with a recreated Viking town.
Blog Post: UCD School of Archaeology Builds Viking HouseA description of building a Viking house based on the archaeological evidence from Dublin.
Þjóðveldisbærinn Reconstructed FarmA reconstructed farm based on the excavated remains found at Stöng. It is open to visit in the summer.
House in Kirkwall, Orkney named AsgardIt is quite common to find house names with references to Norse myth in areas with a strong connection to Norse heritage - this example is from…
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…
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…
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…
Painted doorposts on reconstructed Viking housePainted doorposts on a reconstructed Viking house at the Danelaw Centre for Living History
Detail from houses at Murton ParkPhotographs of detail elements on the houses at the Danelaw Living History Centre
Thesis: Houses and households in early Icelandic society: geoarchaeology and the interpretation of social spaceMilek's thesis on using archaeological data as supporting evidence in the debate on how early Icelandic society was constituted and organised, and how…
Blog post: Iceland: Dramatic Viking Movie Set and Black Sand Dune BeachThe blog post features photographs of a Viking movie set in Iceland.
Viking House Reconstruction, DenmarkA photograph of a reconstructed Viking house in Denmark. The photograph was taking in 1988 by Terry Barry