Tuesday, 27 February 2018

Uppåkra – the biggest city of the Iron and Vikings Ages in Scandinavia



Uppåkra Archaeological Centre produced a short presentation film in English, about the treasures of Uppåkra.

Dick Harrison, the professor of history in Lund University, is telling about the importance and uniqueness of Uppåkra - the biggest city formation in Iron Age and Vikings Age, located just a few kilometres from modern Lund.


The findings in Uppåkra date back to the late Viking Age rather than the early Middle Ages. By that time there was a large city formation in Uppåkra, located just south of the current Lund. According to Egil Skallagrimssons Icelandic tale this city was in fact called Lund. The city was the largest Viking town in Northern Europe, about seven times as big as Birka outside Stockholm.

Still many unanswered questions remain about the relationship between the current Lund and Viking Lund in Uppåkra.

Every summer there are regular guided tours in Uppåkra, where you have an opportunity to visit the archaeological place and to hear a fantastic stories from the past.

Uppåkra Archaeological Centre on Google Maps
  
Please find more information on the official homepage of Uppåkra Archaeological Centre and plan for visit Lund and the oldest city in Scandinavia!

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