Vikinger til hest og i arbejdstøjet

July 21-25, 2025

At this time of year, Ribe VikingeCenter is a busy place with lots of activity. Not least because the riding group DREKI an all their fantastic Icelandic horses are joining us this week, but you can also meet many other volunteer Vikings. They all help to bring Viking Ripa to life, maintain and build new stuff in order for you, dear visitors, to have the best experience. Come and say hello!

The Icelandic horse
The Icelandic horse is relatively small, strong and steady. The breed descends from the horses which the Vikings brought with them when they settled down in Iceland some 1100 years ago.

The race has retained all of its original attributes, and masters all five types of gait: Trot, canter, gallop, walk and tölt. Tölt is only found among Icelandic horses. When the horse tölts, it always has at least one hoof on the ground, and the rider barely moves in the saddle. In this way horse and rider can travel over long, steep and uneven terrain without tiring.

July 21-25, 2025

10:00-16:15

Hands-on: coin making, whittling and archery (DKK 30 each or buy the activity card DKK 60)

10:00-16:30

Hands-on: make wooden nails, challenge each other to a Viking game, try out the warrior exercises, visit the Viking playground

10:00-16:30

A horse quest in Ripa. For children