FOTEVIKEN

The Viking era comes alive at the reconstructed Viking town at Foteviken south of Malmö. The photos on this page were taken at a visit there in the summer of 2001.

Reconstructed Viking ship

Animal hides are hung out to dry.

Living quarters. Inside are an open fireplace and benches. The low spaces under the roof on the sides are used for storage

Tent with picture of Odin on his huge eight-footed horse Sleipner, with the two ravens Hugin and Munin flying overhead.

Smoke house. Fish and meat were hung over fire for some hours to get smoked.

Interiors

To find out more, visit the Foteviken website. If you are traveling in southern Sweden, the real site is worth a special visit.