Lofotr Viking Museum
Museum at Borg in Lofoten built around the longest reconstructed Viking Age longhouse.
In 1981 a farmer ploughing at Borg on the island of Vestvagoy struck the floor of an unusually large building. Excavation between 1983 and 1989, led by archaeologists from Norway, Sweden and Denmark, uncovered a chieftain's hall some 83 metres long, the largest building known from the Viking Age. Finds included gold foil figures and imported glass and pottery, showing that the seat at Borg had wide trading contacts. The museum opened on the site in 1995.
A full-scale reconstruction of the hall stands a short distance from the original foundations and is described as the longest reconstructed longhouse in the world. Inside, guides and craftworkers show textile work, smithing and cooking as they would have been done around the year 900. The grounds also hold a reconstructed boathouse with sailing replicas of Viking ships on Borgpollen, a visitor centre with the excavated finds, and a programme of banquets, archery and axe throwing.
Highlights
- The 83-metre chieftain's hall, the largest building known from the Viking Age
- Full-scale reconstructed longhouse with working craftspeople
- Sailing replicas of Viking ships moored on Borgpollen
- Gold foil figures and imported glass among the excavated finds
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