Travel Reference
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Reconstructions
Several Viking-era buildings have been reconstructed at the site, using authentic materi-
als and methods. The most impressive is the replica longhouse, built in 1941 in Viking
stave style. Sit quietly on one of the sleeping benches that line the walls, watching the
swallows dart through the doorways and the smoke hole, and you half expect one of the
fortress's former inhabitants to wander in.
Since it was built, archaeologists have changed their opinion on the external appearance
of the longhouse. They now think that there was no outer gallery and that the roof was
much lower - still, 10 out of 10 for effort.
A few reconstructed houses are clustered together to form 'Trelletorp', a tiny Viking vil-
lage, with besmocked interpreters doing chores of the period such as sharpening axes,
chopping wood and baking bread. From June to August there are often activities for chil-
dren, such as archery demonstrations and pottery workshops.
