Located near Hemmet on the southern shore of Rynkøbing Fjord, Bork Vikingehavn is a relatively new Viking Age museum. Its buildings are based on a local find from around 900. During the summer months, it is possible to go on a trip in a Viking boat or rent one of the smaller Faroe boats, or meet craftsmen and traders.
The museum hosts a major Viking market during the summer.
You reach the Bork Vikinghavn pages via "Besøgsteder", their calender of activities via "Aktiviteter". http://www.skjern-egvad-museum.dk/ (Website in Danish only)
Located near Hobro on Northern Jylland, the Fyrkat Viking Center is located right on the site of one of the four ring fortresses that were built during the reign of Harold Blue-Tooth.
About 1 km from the remains of the Fyrkat fortress, a Viking farm has been reconstructed, based on a Viking longhouse from around 980 AD which was excavated near Jelling.
The open-air museum offers hands-on experience of the Viking Age rather than just showing exhibits from the era. http://www.vikingecenterfyrkat.com/
Located near the town of Skærbæk, Denmark's only underground museum with its local finds and its displays takes you, step by step, back 1,000 years into the Iron Age. It is complemented with an open-air museum and activity park.
The idea for the site was born when in the 1970's rich archelogical finds from the Iron Age were made during excavations in the area.
The museum is host to a multiperiod living history event during the Whitsun weekend each year, as well as various Roman re-enactment societies during summer holidays. http://www.hjemsted.dk/
The museum near the village of Hvolris (in vicinity of Viborg) displays 4000 years of Danish history, from Stone age graves to Bronze age sacrifacial rites to Iron age houses to Middle age cookery. http://www.jernalderlandsby.dk/
Royal Jelling is the museum and information centre which tells the fascinating story of Jelling when it was at the heart of Danish History. Close to the very mounds that guarded their secrets for so long, Gorm the Old and Harald Blue-Tooth lived their daily lives in Jelling during the late Viking period. The two impressive mounds, Harald's runic stone and the lime-stone church are the visible results of the second building phase. Beneath them lie the remains of an enormous ship-setting and the first wooden church. http://kongernesjelling.dk/
Located near Roskilde, the Lejre open-air centre consists of various areas, taking visitors through history from Stone to Viking Age. It also offers education and ranger services and is very active in the field of experimental archaeology.
During the summer, the centre hosts many different special events. http://www.lejre-center.dk/
Located near Aalborg, the museum contains finds from the nearby Iron and Viking Age grave fields. Together with replicas, models, texts, and illustrations, they offer insight into life and death of people inhabiting the area more than 1,000 years ago.
The museum is also host to an annual Viking market. http://www.nordjyllandshistoriskemuseum.dk/lindholm-info.aspx?MuseumID=8
A reconstruction of a market town dating back to the end of the 14th century, the Medieval Centre near Nykøbing Falster is a must for anybody interested in medieval history.
From May to September, you can visit the various traders and craftsmen and -women of the era, watch war machines being fired several times a day, or attend one of the many special events taking place during the season. During the rest of the year, the Centre offers courses and workshops on various subjects, and is involved in archeological research and experiments.
The Centre is host to a major medieval market during the summer season. http://www.middelaldercentret.dk/
The National Museum in Copenhagen is Denmark's central museum of cultural history, comprising the histories of Danish and foreign cultures, alike.
Its permanent exhibitions include beautiful finds from Prehistoric times to the Middle Ages, among which a great collection of gold and silver finds from the Viking Age.
Admission to the museum is free as from January 1, 2006.
The "Oldtid" exhibitions (Stone Age to Viking Agre) are closed until May 2008 due to major reorganisation. Check the museum's website for updates. http://www.nationalmuseet.dk/
Ribe Viking Centre offers a unique experience and new insights into the Viking Age. It features life-size reconstructions of a Viking estate, some Viking Age Ribe town houses, as well as the Ribe Viking market. It is peopled with Vikings who you can observe and talk while they go about their various duties and crafts.
The museum hosts one of the largest Viking markets in Europe during the first weekend of May each year, and the Open Danish Historical Longbow Championships in August. http://www.ribevikingecenter.dk/
The Museum for Viking and Medieval History displays local finds from Ribe, Denmark's oldest town, and the surrounding area. http://www.ribesvikinger.dk/
The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde offers a unique opportunity to experience Viking ships, the Viking Age and life at sea. Its considerable boat collection contains five original 11th-century Viking ships, excavated from Roskilde Fjord in 1962, as well as other Nordic boats. Reconstructions of historic ships are made in the museum boatyard, and during the summer season there are several boat trips every day, allowing visitors to try their hand at the oars or setting the sail on one of the historic replicas. http://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/
The museum exhibits many of the items excavated and furthermore presents information about the fortress and its function. Films, models, slides etc. give the visitor a vivid impression of the history of trelleborg. http://www.trelleborg-museet.dk/
Vikingelandsbyen is a historical workshop, founded in 1992 by Albertslund Kommune in order to bring the Viking history back to life, with re-constructions of houses and equipment and with shows of every day life in the Viking Age. http://www.vikingelandsbyen.dk/ (Website in Danish only)
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