The Larder - Midsummer

Episode 4

Midsummer and betrothal

Summer at Hviding Farm in the year 980. At last, summer! Nature is at its height, and people are joyful. But something troubles Alva. She faces a great decision and seeks advice.

About the series

The film series FADEBURET (the larder) has been created by Ribe VikingeCenter with support from the Region of Southern Denmark and the Wadden Sea Cultural Region.

The films were shot at Ribe VikingeCenter and by the Wadden Sea. Ribe VikingeCenter has reconstructed a typical farmstead from the year 980, which was excavated at Gammel Hviding about 10 km south-west of Ribe. Visit Hvidinggården at Ribe VikingeCenter and meet some of the characters from the series.

Experience the Viking farm at Ribe VikingeCenter

The Viking farm at Ribe VikingeCenter is a reconstruction of the farm excavated by archaeologists at Gammel Hviding between 1986 and 1994. You can explore the buildings, the cabbage garden, and meet several of the animals that were important to the Vikings.