Svolvær – gateway to the untamed Lofoten Islands - Stamsund – timeless Lofoten charm
Meet the Vikings (Winter)
Excursion
Price from £167
Difficulty level
Level 1: Suitable for everyone.
Booking code
HR-SVJ9F
Duration
3h 30min
Notes
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Guided bus tour from Svolvær to Stamsund
Visit a reconstruction of the largest longhouse ever found from the Viking Age
Take part in an authentic Viking ritual in which we toast to the Old Norse gods
Enjoy a traditional Viking meal with mead, the drink of the gods
Today, we will be visiting the Lofotr Viking Museum, where you can visit a reconstruction of the longest longhouse ever found from the Viking Age. The first longhouse was built around 500 AD. The chieftain's home at Borg was inhabited until around 1000 AD.
The smell of tar and bonfire greet you as you step over the threshold. Flickering light from oil lamps illuminates the beautiful craftsmanship, ornamentation and architecture of the chieftain's home. The chieftain and his wife invite us to an authentic Viking meal. Watch as the Vikings make a sacrifice to the Old Norse gods, pray for good health, prosperity and for the sun to return to avoid Ragnarok, or Armageddon. After enjoying the Viking meal, which is served with mead – the drink of the gods – you'll be able to look around the longhouse before the tour continues by bus to and you return to the ship.
Disembarking port: Svolvær
Embarking port: Stamsund
Available: 1. Oct – 14 Mar, except 24-26, 31 Dec and 1 Jan
Transportation: Bus
Meals: Dinner, mead
Clothes: Comfortable shoes and warm clothing
Combinability: 9A and 9C