Découvrez le Viking Farm d'Avaldsnes, un village viking reconstitué en Norvège qui plonge les visiteurs au cœur de la vie quotidienne des fermiers vikings du Xe siècle. Situé sur une petite île forestière, à dix minutes de marche de l'église médiévale d'Avaldsnes, ce site archéologique immersif propose une longhouse authentique, un bateau viking, une maison ronde et plusieurs bâtiments traditionnels. Au-delà de la ferme, des sentiers forestiers invitent à la détente et à la contemplation. Ouvert à la visite estivale, le village propose également des visites guidées et des banquets en soirée et week-end, où l'atmosphère du feu de foyer vous transporte mille ans en arrière. Chaque juin, le célèbre festival Viking rassemble des passionnés de toute l'Europe. Entre mars et octobre, une école viking pour enfants anime le site. Contrairement aux manoirs royaux des rois, le Viking Farm illustre l'habitat des paysans-fermiers, véritables piliers de la société viking, qui étaient à la fois artisans, marins, marchands ou guerriers.
« The Viking Farm is situated a ten minutes walk from the Middle Age church at Avaldsnes. You will find it on a small, forested island, just inside the rocks where king Olav Tryggvas… »
« The Viking Farm is situated a ten minutes walk from the Middle Age church at Avaldsnes. You will find it on a small, forested island, just inside the rocks where king Olav Tryggvason drowned a group of wizards one thousand years ago. In the farmyard you will find a longhouse, a boat house for a Viking warship, a roundhouse and several smaller buildings. Outside the farmyard there are paths through the forest for those who will just seek some peace and tranquility. In the summer season the Viking Farm is open for tourists. In the evenings and in weekends it is possible to rent the longhouse for guided tours and banquets, and while the fireplace sparkles and the flames cast shadows on the walls, you will be taken back to the 10th century. Each Year in June there is a Viking Festival at the Viking Farm. Then Vikings from many countries set up their tents among the reconstructed buildings. During the period between March and October the Viking Farm is the focal point for a Viking-school for children. THE VIKING FARM – A HOME FOR ORDINARY FARMERS The kings had their royal manors where the Middle Age church at Avaldsnes is today. The Viking Farm, however, shows the home or an ordinary farmer. Farmers were the backbone of the Viking society. They could be craftsmen, sailors, traders or raiders, – but they were all dependent upon the land. »
