Moesgård Viking Moot

Moesgård Viking Moot is an annual historical reenactment event in Aarhus, Denmark with a week-long viking market and mock battles.[1] It is the largest Viking Age reenactment event in Denmark and is held on and near the beaches at Moesgård Museum. There are no permanent structures in the area so a temporary tent camp with markets, blacksmiths and kitchens is erected, modelled after the Great Heathen Army.[2] On the last two days of the event, tiding tournaments, single combat contests and mock battles are performed, featuring up to a 1000 participants and an Icelandic horse cavalry.[3][4]

Viking Age reenactment
Moesgård Vikingetræf
StatusActive
GenreHistorical reenactment
Date(s)Last week of July
FrequencyAnnually
VenueMoesgård Museum
Location(s)Aarhus
CountryDenmark
Years active1977 - present
Previous event2022
Next event2023
Participants1,400 (2015)
Attendance24,400 (2015)
AreaMoesgård Beach

The event was held for the first time in 1977. The reenactment was founded by Moesgård Museum which had previously held a weekend of lectures and crafts for children. In 1977 it was expanded to a week long event, with a market for jewellery, clothing and weapons. The market has since grown and is now the largest of its kind in Scandinavia.[5]

2015 event

In 2015 the event attracted 1400 participants from a dozen countries and 23,000 visitors and spectators.[6]

References
  1. Kirstine Lefevre Sckerl. "Krigerrekord på Moesgård". Aarhus Stiftstidende. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  2. Vikingmagasin. "Moesgård Vikingetræf". Vikingmagasin. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. Moesgård Museum. "Program for vikingetræffet". Moesgård Museum website. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  4. Mathias Svold Maagaard. "Se billeder af det store Vikingetræf". Lokalavisen. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  5. Moesgård Museum. "Vikingemarked siden 1977". Moesgård Museum website. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  6. Kim Pauli. "Tilskuerrekord til Vikingetræf". Jyllandsposten. Retrieved August 10, 2015.

Literature

Konzack, Lars (2017). Viking re-enactment. In: Roued-Cunliffe & Copeland (ed.) Participatory Heritage. London, UK: Facet Publishing, pp. 37-46.

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