Living history Viking Village
Living history Viking Village
All our neighbor Nordic countries have well attended Viking Villages and/or Museums. Some more authentic than others and some more living than others. No Faroese Viking Village exists. We would like to change that.
Our vision is to build a Faroese longhouse, and in time, a Viking Village. This village will be the center for living Faroese settlement history.
We want to show as authentic as possible how our ancestors lived. This includes way of life, hand crafts, sports, games and music.
Using living history we strive to awaken the interest for our cultural heritage.
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I could just make out the house, when I got off the bus, and left the modern world behind me. I was travelling back to the year of 1025.
When I got closer, I was welcomed by a man dressed in Viking clothing. He showed me ducks, geese and hens, that walked between horses and sheep, pigs and cows. Also he showed me the ancient utility plants angelica, barley, onion, carrots, juniper and hazel.
Close by children were challenging each other in Viking games, and some older ones were training with weapons. I went there and was challenged in the games fat stick, stroke and axe throwing.
Entering the house I really got the feeling that people are actually living here. Pots and pans are hanging from the crossbeam and the fireplace was comfortly warm. When my eyes started focusing in the dim light I noticed the people working further inside. A Viking woman welcomed me. She showed me how wool was carded and spun. How they weaved and sew, made tallow candles and cleaned sheepskin for tanning. I tried my skills in spinning and then put my thread in the loom.
Right next to me a young boy rejoiced at his victory in the board game hnefatafl; then he challenged me.
I was also able to join the ceremony in the neat little stave church. This was very interesting because it was based on Celtic Christianity.
The time was up for the special event - the feast! Puzzling music floated between the houses and the smell of food made my mouth water. This food was for the very richest Vikings only - lamb stew with honey and beer. Mead was served with the stew. I really liked this. The feast lasted until late at night. More games were showed, poems were read and songs sung. After a long enjoyable day I went to bed in a sheepskin sleeping bag. I slept very well due to the silence which was only interrupted from someone snoring once in a while.
I woke up to the smell of ready to eat barley porridge. I had just swallowed the last bite when I heard shouting outside. "Attack! Attack!" Our men were already ready to defend when I got outside and the attackers were well defeated in the noisy battle.
I bid my farewell and started my travel back to the year 2025; the bus was waiting for me.