SAGNLANDET LEJRE IN DENMARK
Land of Legends, Center for Historical-Archaeological Research and Communication
Sagnlandet Lejre, Land of Legends is an open-air archaeology museum on the island of Zealand in Denmark. The museum was originally established as a research institute for experimental archaeology and was known as the Centre for Historical-Archaeological Research.The site consists of reconstructions of an Iron Age village and sacrificial bog (200 BC to 200CE), a Viking market place (900CE), a Stone Age campsite (5000 BC), an 18th-century farmstead and various grave monuments. The historical workshops (pottery, weavers, blacksmith) work to reproduce pre-historical handicraft.
A VIDEO OVERVIEW OF SAGNLANDET LEJRE
Sagnlandet Lejre
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