What's on

Very skilled glass beadmakers from Denmark and abroad meet in Ribe VikingeCenter to share with us their passion for an ancient handicraft. Small mud-built kilns, iron rods, patience and a steady hand... Using the same techniques that the Vikings did, they are able to create small, magnificent and really cool beads from hot melted lumps of glass. It's pure magic!

The language is rough when the warriors teach the young recruits how to fight like Vikings with sword and shield. You have better be ready and do as your told. Free activity.

25.06.-28.08. Mon-Sun 10:30am-4:15pm. In the marketplace in Ribe Viking Centre you can make yourself a copy of the Ripa coin which was used in the marketplace some 1300 years ago. DKK 30.00 or buy an activity card.

Meet up with one of the Vikings in Ripa to learn more about their life, work and home. And don't hold back if you have questions! Free activity.

The Vikings know lots of fantastic stories about gods, heroes, dragons and foreign lands. This week they will let you in on some of them and even spice it up a bit with music and acting.

Viking Ripa holds many beautiful examples of wood carvings, tapestry and paintings which all communicate tales and stories. Right now, the walls of the Ansgar Church 860 AD are being decorated with large paintings. You're welcome to look in and discover how the different styles of the church reflect time, faith and culture in the trasitional period.

Nordic food cooked over an open fire. Become inspired as the Vikings will share recipes and show how you can make Viking food at home.

Viking fabrics, stiches and style. Wool, flax, yarn, plant dyeing, spinning, weaving, sewing, needle binding, embroidery, felting. This week, the Vikings will be working with the different aspects of textiles in Ribe VikingeCenter.

Meet the Vikings' horses up-close. The Icelandic horse is relatively small, strong, steady and a direct descendant of the horses, which the Vikings brought with them to Iceland in the 9th century. Also, it boasts a fifth gait: Tölt.

The earth is shaking and it smells like trouble. Yes, once again Ripa is on red alert. Schemes and riots are the the topic of this week, which offers thing assemblies, single combat and fights.

This weekend, the Vikings will be starting a new brew. Meet them in the Longhouse on the Viking farm and learn more about their process and the similarities to modern craft brewing.