The Viking Museum Fyrkat
The Viking Museum Fyrkat
Around the year 980, King Harald Bluetooth built several Viking fortresses in Denmark – Fyrkat is one of those we know today. The old fortresses no longer exist, but they were built at a time when Denmark was united into a single kingdom, and the unique history of the fortresses have placed them on UNESCO’s world heritage list.
Every day at 11 AM you can get a guided tour in English at the ring fortress.
If you have an admission ticket, the tour is free.
At Fyrkat, a natural sized rampart marks the original location of the Viking fortress, which encircled 16 large longhouses. One of these longhouses has been reconstructed and is open to visitors.
Not far from the fortress you may also visit a number of houses which in combination constitute a reconstructed nobleman’s estate from the Viking Age. On most days during the summer season, Vikings will demonstrate old handicrafts and organise activities for families to join in.
Within the Danish realm, we know of five viking fortresses from the time of King Harald Bluetooth. At Fyrkat, a earthen rampart marks where the fortress once was located, and right next to it is a reconstructed longhouse.
Get a guided tour in English every day at 11 AM.
The Viking farm at Fyrkat consists of nine reconstructed houses from a nobleman’s estate dating back to the time of King Harald Bluetooth. On selected days during spring and summer, there are live workshops and activities.
In 2024, a new exhibition will open at the Mill Farm. Here, you can learn more about the history of the viking fortress and the discovery of the seer’s grave.
At the Viking Museum Fyrkat, there is a mythological playground where children have the opportunity to play among the Norse gods, listen to tales of the gods in the storytelling hut, sit in Odin’s chair, ride on Odin’s eight-legged horse Sleipnir, and much more.
The five Danish ring fortresses – Aggersborg, Fyrkat, Nonnebakken, Borgring, and Trelleborg – have been included on UNESCO’s World Heritage List because, together, they represent a unique period in world history.
The Viking Farm is filled with life and live workshops on selected days, covering everything from handcrafts to blacksmithing and combat training.
On opening days at 11 a.m. you can get a guided tour in english at the ring fortress.