During craft days, you can take part out of many exciting things. Wrought iron, brick ribbon weaving, dying, Viking cooking, wood carving etc. are some of the crafts as will be demonstrated in place.
Foteviken Viking Market starts traditionally with a pre-market on Thursday 25 June. The full market is held on Friday until Sunday.
Battle of Foteviken is an element with a long history. There are few places for vikingareenactors where there has been a kind. One is obviously Hastings in 1066 where every five years, a major hit. Another actually stood at the marketplace of Foteviken 4 June 1134.
This historic fact, we want to work on together with the local Viking warrior groups who wanted to push the warrior hit the Foteviken. The basic idea is that during the Saturday / Sunday to have performances as before, but to make arrangements so that they correspond closer to the historical battle in which Skåne King Erik Emune down his uncle, King Niels and his son Prince Magnus and where Magnus is killed with his entire retinue.
Foteviken Museum started with Viking Games Open in 2015 in connection with the 20th anniversary and we will continue this tradition, to have an exciting race. Unlike Viking Games, a team competition as the Viking Games Open an individual competition open to both Vikings and visitors! Entrants will get set up in five different events that put precision, balance and strength to the test! On Saturday we start with the first three segments and continues with the final two competition rounds on Sunday. The competition concludes with an awards ceremony with a big prize for the winner!
May the best man, woman and Viking win!
13:00 Big fish throwing
13:30 Pole throwing
15:00 Archery
11:00 Axe throwing
12:30 The Horse
15:30 On the battlefield north of the city wall!
Adult: 150: -
Children: 50 -
Family: 300: -
You can purchase a membership card that gives you free entrance to the museum all year around including the Viking Market! There are two sorts of membership cards:
The personal card is of course personal and can only be used by the card holder.
The family card gives entrance for up to 2 adults and 4 children.
Price:
Personal Card 300 SEK
Family Card 500 SEK
Thursday, June 25
10:00 The market opens for the public.
16:00 Entrance and museum shop closes.
17:00 Viking market closes for the public.
Friday, June 26
10:00 The market opens for the public. The market will be opened officially by King Björn and his men at the north tower.
13:00 Tug of war. Vikings challenge visitors. Location: On the beach.
14:00 Pole throwing. Vikings challenge visitors Location: By the north tower.
16:00 Entrance and museum shop closes.
17:00 Viking market closes for the public.
Saturday, June 27
10:00 The market opens for the public.
12:10 The traditional water contest "The Viking race" open to both the Vikings and visitors. Location: On the beach.
13:00 Viking Games Open - "Big fish throwing." Location: On the beach.
13:30 Tug of war. Vikings challenge visitors. Location: On the beach.
13:30 Viking Games Open - Pole throwing. Location: By the North Tower.
14:00 Viking Fighting. In the field, north of the city wall.
15:00 Viking Games Open - Archery competition. Location: Archery range by the Hola Stones ship barrow to the north.
16:00 Viking Fighting. In the field, north of the city wall.
18:00 Entrance and museum shop closes.
19:00 Viking market closes for the public.
Sunday, June 28
10:00 The market opens for the public.
11:00 Viking Games Open - Axe throwing. Location: Archery range by the Hola Stones ship barrow to the north.
12:00 Tug of war. Vikings challenge visitors. Location: On the beach.
12:30 Viking Games Open - "The Horse". Location: By the North Tower.
13:00 Viking Fighting. In the field, north of the city wall.
15:00 Viking Fighting. In the field, north of the city wall.
15:30 Viking Games Open - Winner is announced with a prize ceremony. Location: On the battlefield north of the city wall.
16:00 Entrance and museum shop closes.
17:00 Viking market closes for the public.
Please note! We reserve the right to make changes to the market programme.
Foteviken Museum ― Museivägen 27, S-23691 Höllviken, Sweden ― Phone: +46 (0)40-330 800 ― E-mail: info@foteviken.se ― More contact info ― Integrity policy