Lofotr Viking Museum
Meet the Vikings. Smell the tar, taste the food, feel the history. The Vikings have been awaiting you for more than 1000 years. Welcome to the Viking age.
Production of Viking clothing at Lofotr Viking Museum
Saturday 24 September 202211:00 - 15:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Learn to make Viking clothes for cloth doll Åsa. Saturday 24. September. The museum is open from 11:00 to 16:00. Welcome.
Swords & Shields
Saturday 25 March10:00 - 15:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
We make swords and shields and learn about fighting techniques
Make a necklace
Saturday 13 May10:00 - 16:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Reproduction of collars with iron wire and beads from a Norwegian find from the 900s
Yggdrasil theme
Thursday 6 April10:00 - 15:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Imagine Yggdrasil’s nine worlds of paint and collages
Nicknames in runic script
Saturday 20 May10:00 - 16:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
We create Viking nicknames in runic script, join and find your nickname
Learn to beat drums
Friday 7 April10:30 - 15:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Join us and beat the drum in a Viking concert
Runic tuning
Saturday 3 June10:00 - 16:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Be predicted by a sorceress and learn about the secrets of the runes
Archaeological Exhibition
Discover the excavation of the longhouse, an evocative film about people and events during the Viking Age, and a collection of unique archaeological finds from Borg and the surrounding areas.
Stick bread
Saturday 8 April10:00 - 15:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Make bread Viking-wise!
Hnefatafl
Saturday 10 June10:00 - 16:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Create your own hnefatafl board game
Viking Style Meals
Take part in a Viking style dinner, lunch or enjoy a nice meal from the museum eateries and cafes.
Basic exhibitions – popular science presentation
Basic exhibitions – in a squeeze between the authorities’ museum policy guidelines, different user groups and the growth of research.
Embossing in leather
Saturday 15 April10:00 - 15:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Create a stylish leather bookmark, bracelet or medallion
Fafnir dragon
Saturday 17 June10:00 - 16:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Make a dragon with paper
Ancient Animals In The Wild
Discover ancient animal species in their natural habitat. Wild boar, wild sheep, Nordland type horses and Nordland type cows enjoying life around the Chieftain’s House.
Basket weaving
Saturday 22 April10:00 - 15:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Basket weaving with birch roots
Weaving with grind weave
Saturday 24 June10:00 - 16:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Weave a bracelet or a bookmark on grind tissue
Craftsmen
Encounter the wood carver, textile workers, shoe- and leatherworkers and more, all hard at work recreating the skills and products of the past.
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Lofotr Viking Festival 3–7 August 2022
Published 13 July 2022
On 3–7 August 2022, the annual Viking Festival is finally held at the Lofotr Viking Museum again. This year’s theme is trade and cultural exchange, and there are Vikings from many countries coming to Borg in Lofoten.
Axe Throwing & Face Painting
Saturday 29 April10:00 - 15:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Get viking-style makeup and throw an axe outside the chieftain’s house
Lofotr Viking Festival 2023
Wednesday 2 August10:00 - Sunday 6 August18:00
5-day experience with match shows, toys, concerts, market and much more
Gammelbutikken – Gifts & useful things
A new sweater, a practical southwest or a bag of tea from Lofoten? In Gammelbutikken (open all year) and suvenirbutikken (summer open) by the parking lot, the selection is large and exciting for most people.
How did the building practice change at Borg?
An analysis of four selected houses at Borg, Vestvågøy from the Iron Age to the High Middle Ages.
Leather balls
Saturday 6 May10:00 - 16:30 | Lofotr Vikingmuseum
Come along and throw leather balls, can you hit the bucket farthest away?