Viking Archaeological Sites

The archaeological sites of the Vikings or Norsemen are found all over northern Europe. Here are descriptions of several of the most important.

Hrisbru - Viking Age Chiefly Residence of Hrisbru
Hrísbrú is the name of a Viking period farmstead, located in the Mosfell valley of Iceland a few kilometers from Reykjavik.

Viking Sites
Viking archaeological sites have been identified all over their vast territory: from Russia to the North American continent.

Ath Cliath (Ireland)
Áth Cliath is the name of a Viking longphort established at least as early as 841 AD at what was to become Dublin, Ireland.

Beginish Island (Ireland)
Beginish Island is a small island located in the Irish Sea between Valentia Island and the Iveragh peninsula, in County Kerry, Ireland.

Cuerdale Hoard (UK)
The Cuerdale Hoard is an enormous Viking cache of 8000 silver coins and bullion discovered in Lancashire.

Dorestad (The Netherlands)
Dorestad is the name of a Medieval coastal trading site located in the delta region of the Rhine and Maas rivers in the Netherlands, occupied between about 675-875 AD.

Gamla Uppsala (Sweden)
The modern town of Uppsala about 45 miles northwest of Stockholm, Sweden, and adjacent to it is a Viking period site called Gamla.

Gardar (Greenland)
Garðar is the name of a Viking age estate on Greenland, within in the so-called Eastern Settlement.

Hvalsey (Greenland)
Hvalsey is the medieval ruins of a Norse farmstead and impressive church, located within the Eastern Settlement in Greenland.

Hofstaðir (Iceland)
Hofstaðir is the name of a Viking settlement located in northeastern Iceland, where archaeological and oral history reports a pagan temple was located.

Jelling (Denmark)
Jelling is the name of an archaeological site in Jutland, Denmark, Jelling is a late Viking period village.

L'Anse aux Meadows (Canada)
Archaeological excavations in Labrador, Canada, reveal evidence of a failed Viking colony on the Atlantic shore of the American continent.

Ribe (Denmark)
he town of Ribe, located in Jutland, is said to be the oldest city in Scandinavia, founded according to their town history between 704 and 710 AD.

Ridanas (Sweden)
Ridanäs is the name of a 6-12th century AD Viking settlement located on the island of Götland, Sweden.

Waterford (Ireland)
The modern city of Waterford, located in Ireland, was settled by the Viking Sitricus in 853 AD, or so tradition says.

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