Places every Viking lover should visit!
Many people find the Vikings fascinating since legend has it that they were not only excellent sailors and boatbuilders but also fierce fighters.
In addition, the popularity of the franchise has increased thanks to the availability of the Viking series on various over-the-top (OTT) services. These are the locations you really must see if you share my interest in learning more about them.
Iceland
Leif Erikson, one of the most famous Vikings in history, was born in Iceland and is generally accepted as the earliest known European to set foot in North America (hundreds of years before Christopher Columbus).
The Icelander Ship, a duplicate of the renowned Gokstad ship discovered in 1882 in Norway, is on display at the Viking World Museum. According to historical accounts, an Icelander sailed to New York in the year 2000 to celebrate the anniversary of Leif Erikson’s voyage to the New World.
Sweden
The Vikings’ level of activity in Ireland is likely to come as a shock to you. In addition to their frequent attacks on monasteries, they also helped form several of the towns, including Cork and Dublin.
If you make it to Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city, you may see some relics from its history in the ‘Viking Triangle’ region, the centerpiece of which is the Reginald’s Tower, which houses a museum displaying some of Ireland’s most significant Viking artifacts.
Ireland
The Vikings’ level of activity in Ireland is likely to come as a shock to you. In addition to their frequent attacks on monasteries, they also helped form several of the towns, including Cork and Dublin.
If you make it to Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city, you may see some relics from its history in the ‘Viking Triangle’ region, the centerpiece of which is the Reginald’s Tower, which houses a museum displaying some of Ireland’s most significant Viking artifacts.
Islands of Lofoten
The world-famous Lofotr Viking Museum is located here. Vestvgya is a small island off the coast of Lofoten in Norway, and in 1983, researchers there uncovered the remains of a Viking chief’s palace there.
After its transformation into a museum, the site was named 2013’s European Museum of the Year. There is no way to enter the actual dwelling, but replicas have been made to display the chieftain’s weaponry and cooking utensils.
You may even board a replica Viking ship and travel through the terrain like the ancient Norsemen.
