Yggdrasil theme
Imagine Yggdrasil’s nine worlds of paint and collages
Braiding with sling sticks
Join us and braid hair bands, book bindings, or bracelets.
Sail and row Viking ships
To feel that the ship is propelled by the sail, or to touch a hold yourself at the oars is an experience for the whole family.
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.
Learn to beat drums
Join us and beat the drum in a Viking concert
Hnefatafl
Create your own hnefatafl board game
Today’s hot Viking soup
Over the fire in the guild hall/residential section, soup simmers in the large pot. A meal experience for the whole family.
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.
Stick bread
Make bread Viking-wise!
Lofotr Viking Festival 2023
5-day experience with match shows, toys, concerts, market and much more
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The Nora Project and Iceland Trip
How to contribute to sustainable tourism? How will we be able to build environmentally friendly museums in the future and get younger generations to move to rural areas? These are some of the questions the Nora project will discuss and explore over the next three years.
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.
Make a necklace
Reproduction of collars with iron wire and beads from a Norwegian find from the 900s.
The animals on the farm
Experience the animals on the farm
Craftsmen
In summer, Lofotr Viking Museum has several craftsmen at work in the Chieftain’s House. Meet the wood carver, our textile workers, the shoe- and leatherworker, and learn about their crafts.
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Lofotr Viking Festival 3–7 August 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.
Basket weaving
Basket weaving with sallow branches
Christmas workshop
Whittle, bake, sew, lime, draw, bake – many activities await you
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.
Face Painting
We decorate your face in Viking style paint
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
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
We make swords and shields and learn about fighting techniques
Leather balls
Come along and throw leather balls, can you hit the bucket farthest away?
Axe throwing and bow & arrow shooting
How accurate are you? Come try axe throwing and arrow & archery this summer.
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Viking Festival 2023: we are finally back on the same level As in 2019
This year’s Viking Festival at Lofotr Viking Museum is finished. We look back on the festival and are delighted with the participation, atmosphere, weather, activities and demonstrations of food and drink.
Loki’s Day
Join us for a special celebration of Loki’s Day.
Make a necklace
Reproduction of collars with iron wire and beads from a Norwegian find from the 900s