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Viking festival 2013

July 6th – 7th 2013, Midgard historical center in cooperation with Borrefylkingen, arranged their first Viking Festival. In the course of the weekend, 3600 vikings and visitors gathered around the Viking Hall, which for the first time was open to the public. The theme for the festival was the 1200 year anniversary for the Battle […]

Tønsberg Medieval Festival

It seethes with life all year in Tønsberg area. Are you interested in medieval, Viking, whaling history or old archival treasures, we recommend a visit to the Vestfold museums. Most of all Castle Hill. Every year, early summer they arrange a medieval festival that truly is amazing. Here’s some photos from my stay in 2013. […]

Viking Ship Museum

The Viking Ship Museum (Norwegian: Vikingskipshuset på Bygdøy) is located at Bygdøy in Oslo, Norway. It is part of the Museum of Cultural History of the University of Oslo, and houses archaeological finds from Tune, Gokstad (Sandefjord), Oseberg (Tønsberg) and the Borre mound cemetery. In 1913, Swedish professor Gabriel Gustafson proposed a specific building to […]