Lofotenų vikingų muziejus

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Korte feiten: The Lofoten Viking Museum houses the longest Viking house ever found, stretching 83 meters from end to end. Inside, archaeologists uncovered the remains of a massive feasting hall where chieftains once hosted hundreds of guests for three-day drinking parties.

Hoogtepunten: You can stand inside the reconstructed great hall and feel the 5-meter-high roof beams towering above you, built from 28 tons of Norwegian pine. The museum reconstructed the hall right on top of the original excavation site, so the charcoal and post holes you see in the floor are the actual 1,000-year-old remains.

Insidertips

• Request the audio guide in English it includes interviews with the actual archaeologists who excavated the site.
• Skip the gift shop until the end the real treasure is the outdoor walking path that circles the entire longhouse.
• Bring a jacket even in summer the wind off the Vestfjord cuts through the open reconstruction.
• Visit on a weekday morning around 10 AM to have the great hall nearly to yourself for photo taking.

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