The Viking Musem is located on Djurgården in Stockholm. Around are more sights such as Skansen, Gröna Lund, Vasamuseet, VRAK museum and the ABBA Museum.
History
One of the boat sheds in Wasahamnen on Djurgården was available for rent, and the project with a museum about the Viking Age began to take shape with some private individuals involved. The museum was completed in April 2017 and opened in Båthall 1 at Djurgårdsstrand on Djurgården in Stockholm. The museum was inaugurated in the presence of H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf and H.M. Queen Silvia.
The museum was started to spread knowledge about the Vikings and their myths. Some of the objects you see have been borrowed from other museums such as: Historiska Museet, Gotland museum and Sigtuna museum
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The Viking Age has fascinated the whole world and Sweden is one of the countries associated with the Viking Age. The Viking Age lasted roughly between about 800-1050 AD. In the north there were a few cities such as: Hedeby in Sønderjylland in Denmark, Uppåkra in Skåne, Birka in Mälaren and Kaupang in Norway. In the Viking Age, the word "viking" meant "pirate". It is believed that the Vikings died out due to the plague pandemic, battles with the natives and climate change.
Reconstructed objects
In the museum you can see reconstructed environments, Vikings in life size, originating from different places, small environments where you can see how the Vikings lived and what they ate. Several different objects that it could look like in the Viking Age can also be felt and worn, such as a Viking helmet and sword.
Another nice structured environment is a short train ride with the story of Ragnfrid and her husband (Ragfrid's saga) on a trip far away during the Viking Age.
What was Stockholm called in the Viking Age??
It is believed that there was a fishing village near today's Stockholm during the Viking Age called Agnefit. Agnefit was probably located on what is today called the western part of Riddarholmen during the Viking Age 8th century. It is not known exactly where the village was located, it may as well have been on the southern tip of Stadsholmen, north of today's Slussen.
Were the Vikings brutal and ruthless?
The myth of the violent, marauding Vikings, with their horned helmets, has spread around the world for many years. Can the new archaeological discoveries and research change our view of life in Scandinavia a thousand years ago?. We probably can't get away from the fact that when the Vikings were at war with both England and France, they went forth with their weapons and plundered and killed their enemies. Then they took anything they could get their hands on.
The Vikings were raised from childhood to be a warrior (boys) and thanks to their physical training and their attitude, a Viking usually became fearless in a battle. The battles usually took place during spring and summer and when autumn approached they went home to harvest on their own farm. But the myth of "horned helmets" we know today that that myth is not true.
