{"id":2209,"date":"2019-12-06T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/en\/?post_type=artikler&#038;p=2209"},"modified":"2025-06-27T12:19:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:19:34","slug":"visit-the-worlds-largest-viking-house-in-lofoten","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/en\/artikkel\/visit-the-worlds-largest-viking-house-in-lofoten\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit the World&#8217;s largest Viking house in Lofoten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-ingress\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vnn__ingress\">\n\t\t\t\t The chieftain house at Borg is the largest Viking era house ever discovered. And it is once again populated by Vikings. Come to see, hear, feel and smell the Viking Age. \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">In the heart of Lofoten, this Viking house proudly stands atop a hill overlooking the archipelago\u2019s most fertile agricultural plain. Its visitors are not only tourists\u2014archaeologists and historians also flock here to learn more about the Vikings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Viking Age is at you fingertips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At Borg in Lofoten, you can experience Viking life in a vibrant environment. Smell the tar and bonfires. Taste their food and listen to their stories. The Vikings have been waiting for you for more than a thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A wooden house, 83 metres long, covered in thick peat walls\u2014when the scope of this archaeological discovery became clear in the 1980s, it quickly became a sensation among archaeologists and historians. No where else in the Viking world had such a large building ever been discovered.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The building was first erected before the Viking Age, in the 500s. At the time, it was 67 metres long. In the 700s, it was extended to a length of 87 metres, and it remained in this condition until the 900s. The glory days of this house therefore corresponds to the first half of the Viking Age.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-7018.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-7018.jpg\" alt=\"Loftor Vikingmuseum tar deg med tilbake i tiden \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-7018.jpg\" data-caption=\"Loftor Vikingmuseum tar deg med tilbake i tiden \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-1564.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">02<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-1564.jpg\" alt=\"P\u00e5 Lofotr m\u00f8ter du vikingene i deres egne drakter \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-1564.jpg\" data-caption=\"P\u00e5 Lofotr m\u00f8ter du vikingene i deres egne drakter \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Nordlys-H\u00f8st-Photo-Steven-Henriksen-Arctic-Photography.jpg\" data-size=\"1199x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Nordlys-H\u00f8st-Photo-Steven-Henriksen-Arctic-Photography.jpg\" alt=\"Lofotr Viking museum in Lofoten (C) Steven Henriksen \/ Arctic Photography\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Nordlys-H\u00f8st-Photo-Steven-Henriksen-Arctic-Photography.jpg\" data-caption=\"Lofotr Viking museum in Lofoten (C) Steven Henriksen \/ Arctic Photography\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Loftor Vikingmuseum tar deg med tilbake i tiden \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik<\/figcaption><figcaption>02: P\u00e5 Lofotr m\u00f8ter du vikingene i deres egne drakter \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Lofotr Viking museum in Lofoten (C) Steven Henriksen \/ Arctic Photography<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The elite Vikings lived here <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The five so-called <em>gullgubber<\/em>\nthat were found in postholes indicate the people who lived here belonged to the\nelite. <em>Gullgubber<\/em> are small, thin sheets of gold, stamped with\nmythological figures, and as they were discovered inside postholes, they are\nbelieved to have had some sort of religious significance. Glassware, of which\njust shards remain, produced down on the Continent and transported all the way\nup to Lofoten was likely quite a status symbol.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>French ceramics, also broken into\na thousand pieces, was likely the utmost luxury, something only the very\nrichest people could afford. The quantity of artefacts recovered is comparable\nto large Viking communities further south, such as Kaupang in Vestfold, which\nsurprised archaeologists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This was likely the location of the Chieftain&#8217;s seat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All indications point to the\nresidents of this building being big deals in their community, most likely with\naristocratic connections in Southern Scandinavia. They would have traded in\nskins from bears, foxes, seals and reindeer, horns and antlers, eider down and\nother northern goods in high demand. Perhaps dried fish was already a\ncommodity? Goods were sold all over the country, as well as abroad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perhaps they found time to do a\nraid or two while on their trading journeys? On their return journey they\nbrought luxury goods and grain, which was in short supply in the north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The house was rebuilt in traditional style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The outline of the old house, with\nouter walls and postholes, is still visible in the terrain. The new Viking\nhouse was erected parallel to the old house. The discovery here and knowledge\nfrom other Viking settlements helped determine the right pitch of the roof and\nthe 9-metre high vaulted ceiling.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the roof and walls in place,\nthe house could be filled with pots and pans, textiles, beds, benches and\nchairs, tools and weapons and everything else a Viking household needs.\nArchaeologists and historians come here to immerse themselves in the past,\nwhich increases their insights into the Viking Age. For the general public,\nthere is no other place where the Viking Age seems more alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-vnn-gallery gallery-count-3\">\n\t\t<ul><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-1006.jpg\" data-size=\"533x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">01<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-1006.jpg\" alt=\"Tradisjonsmat serveres \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-1006.jpg\" data-caption=\"Tradisjonsmat serveres \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-102.jpg\" data-size=\"1200x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-102.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-102.jpg\" data-caption=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\">\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-7071.jpg\" data-size=\"1203x800\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-gallery-count\">03<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-7071.jpg\" alt=\"Vikingene byr opp til lag \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/nordnorge.dev09.dekodes.no\/content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Lofotr-Vikingmuseum-Foto-Kjell-Ove-Storvik-7071.jpg\" data-caption=\"Vikingene byr opp til lag \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"vnn-gallery-figcaptions\"><figcaption>01: Tradisjonsmat serveres \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik<\/figcaption><figcaption>03: Vikingene byr opp til lag \u00a9 Kjell Ove Storvik<\/figcaption><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At Borg you can be transported back in time<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Smell the tar and the bonfires and watch the blacksmith work. Observe \u201cwomen\u2019s work\u201d, such as weaving and needlebinding, and inspect the boats, which were essential for fishing and hunting; talk to the Vikings about how to make sure you get the kill shot. Try on the helmet. Feel the weight of the sword in your hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to visit Borg?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The museum has large archaeological exhibits. The house is located close to the E10, at Borg on Vestv\u00e5g\u00f8ya in Lofoten. It\u2019s clearly visible from the road. Borg is open year-round, with slightly reduced hours in the winter season. Check the website for updated hours! 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