Neil Hopcroft

Sun shining through the ‘chimney’ of the Longhouse.

Vikings enjoying the lake at the bottom of the garden. There are beautiful views over the lake to the mountains in the background.

Vikings on Norderön beach, for a reenactment of a ritual.

The Viking banquet in the Longhouse.

Some views of the sky over Storsjön from Norderön.

The Viking longhouse is situated in a forest leading down to the beach of Norderön.

The Vikings had a fight over a horn of beer.

Some of the vikings at the Longhouse.

We went to a Viking Longhouse near Östersund, an hours flight north from Stockholm. The longhouse is set in the forest of Norderön. I arrived on the friday evening, while everyone else had been there all week. Theres something surreal about being met at the airport by Vikings, but at least I could figure out quite easily who I […]

There are some statues in the gardens around Stadshuset.