We went to the Fotevikens Museum, which is actually a Viking settlement on the edge of the stretch of water that joins Sweden and Denmark. There are around 30 Viking dwellings built there, which you can wander around and even go inside to get a feel for how the Vikings really lived.
People who are really keen on Viking history actually choose to live in the huts and wear traditional Viking clothes, and use the same tools that were used back in the day to prepare food and make clothing.
The Viking settlement is considered to be a free and independent 'Viking Kingdom' with its own rules and regulations, and there is a constitutional law which all the Vikings there must obey. They believe that in their settlement the Viking Age always applies, and that the present does not exist... 'it is the year of our Lord 1134.'
The Vikings cooking their lunch on the fire
Lisa and Bec living it up in one of the huts ;-)
Watch out for those vicious Vikings!
Bec chose a hut and a hat and felt quite at home
Marty and Ceri protecting the territory
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