The fire crackled, and the vikings snored. In the longhouse, they rested and waited for Harald Bluetooth's next command.
The long house is a reconstruction of one of the 31 houses that archaeologists have found at Trelleborg. Step inside this time capsule, which takes you back to the Viking Age 1,000 years ago, when the kingdom of Denmark had just been unified and the German emperor to the south was posing a threat. Here, the Vikings waited, ready for the next battle.
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Step into the everyday life of the Vikings
When you step into the long house, time is turned back to the 10th century. Back then, the Vikings slept, ate, and gathered around the fire, which was located in the middle of the house. Three rooms divide the 29.6 meters where the Vikings probably spent their time before and after training.
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Photo: Jonas Christiansen, Viking Fortress Trelleborg
The oldest reconstructed long hosue in Denmark
Archaeologists found traces of 31 long houses around Trelleborg, 16 in the ring fort and 15 in the outer fort. This suggests that there was a lot of activity and life associated with the site. Archaeologist and former director of the National Museum, Poul Nørlund, had this reconstructed longhouse built, which was completed in 1942. Later excavations have shown that the support posts along the outer walls are not correct. They were slanted and supported by the roof-bearing beam. We never stop learning more about the past.
Photo: Jonas Christiansen, Viking Fortress Trelleborg
