To provide a taste of what it would once have been like, a replica of the house has been rebuilt nearby, alongside two Viking ships and a blacksmithвЂ™s hearth. Lofotr Viking Museum, Borg, Lofoten IslandsДЇor a more immersive Viking experience, pay a visit to the ancient ruins of a rediscovered household in Borg, where you will find the remains of a huge Viking Age longhouse uncovered by archaeologists. Aside from the great ships, there is plenty of other Viking history within the museum, including sledges andВ a wagon with extraordinary adornment, as well as tools, harnesses, and textiles. The highlight is, without doubt, the enormous Oseberg ship,В which is over 21 metres longВ and is considered to be the finest relic to have survived from the Viking age. The museum houses the world's twoВ best-preserved wooden Viking crafts, both of which date backВ to the ninth century.

If Viking history is your thing, then the Longships perfectly preserved in NorwayвЂ™s capital has to be your first port of call. Here are a few of the best Viking sites in NorwayвЂ¦.

Nautically, they were well ahead of the timesВ and there are remnants left today of their formidable longships, as well as plenty of physical and cultural history spread as far as north America and the Middle East. Yes, they may have been a little aggressive, spending much of their time drinking heavily, sacking innocent towns, stealing women from across Europe and generally avoiding a good wash in the process, BUT, perhaps their reputation for being a bunch of savage, uncivilised monsters is a little undeserved.ДЇor a relatively brief stint between 700 AD and 1050 ADВ they were arguably the dominant force in Europe, acknowledged as explorers, settlers, merchants, warriors or piratesВ depending on who you talked to. There are plenty of lazy clichГ©s about the Vikings.

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