Fotevikens Viking Town

Fotevikens Viking Town

learning about ordinary life and crafts of the wild nordic tribes
Fotevikens Viking Town - learning about ordinary life and crafts of the wild nordic tribes

Location: 

Vellinge, Sweden

Duration: 

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Journey: 

The first step: starting my sabbatical

Personal highlights

  1. Fotevikens: unique outdoor museum where people live like Vikings
  2. Vikings: tribes from Scandinavia who conquered many distant lands
  3. Museum: educating visitors about the history and live of Vikings
  4. Workshops: a place where everybody can become a Viking!
  5. My visit: quite interesting but a bit empty due to off-season

Image sources

  1. Viking making craft
  2. Wooden dragon statue
  3. Traditional houses
  4. Reproduces rune stone
  5. Coast of Swedeninfo-icon

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