{"id":2209,"date":"2019-12-06T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T16:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/?post_type=artikler&p=2209"},"modified":"2025-09-01T11:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T11:22:00","slug":"visit-the-worlds-largest-viking-house-in-lofoten","status":"publish","type":"artikler","link":"https:\/\/nordnorge.com\/en\/artikkel\/visit-the-worlds-largest-viking-house-in-lofoten\/","title":{"rendered":"Visit the World’s largest Viking house in Lofoten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t The chieftain house at Borg is the largest Viking era house ever discovered. And it is once again populated by Vikings. Come to see, hear, feel and smell the Viking Age. \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n

In the heart of Lofoten, this Viking house proudly stands atop a hill overlooking the archipelago\u2019s most fertile agricultural plain. Its visitors are not only tourists\u2014archaeologists and historians also flock here to learn more about the Vikings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Viking Age is at you fingertips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

At Borg in Lofoten, you can experience Viking life in a vibrant environment. Smell the tar and bonfires. Taste their food and listen to their stories. The Vikings have been waiting for you for more than a thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A wooden house, 83 metres long, covered in thick peat walls\u2014when the scope of this archaeological discovery became clear in the 1980s, it quickly became a sensation among archaeologists and historians. No where else in the Viking world had such a large building ever been discovered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The building was first erected before the Viking Age, in the 500s. At the time, it was 67 metres long. In the 700s, it was extended to a length of 87 metres, and it remained in this condition until the 900s. The glory days of this house therefore corresponds to the first half of the Viking Age.<\/p>\n\n\n\t

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