Activity for primary school at The Viking Museum Ladby
In the Viking Age, people lived according to the seasons changing. If the weather was bad, the Viking ships were ashore, and time was spent on handicrafts indoors. But if it was summer and sunny, the Vikings prepared to go to sea.
Shared Educational Goals – History and Sports:
- The students gain knowledge about the social conditions of the Viking Age.
- Students actively collaborate on versatile, sporting activities.
- Students participate in a historical sports culture.
If the weather is bad and cold, we go inside the museum and focus on the Vikings’ craftsmanship. When it was dark, Ladbykongen lit his house with precious beeswax candles. We must roll our own beeswax candles with Viking Age materials and tools. We have to work with a specific craft and along the way we also learn about life in the Viking Age. Because why were beeswax candles only for the rich, and what did beeswax candles have to do with the shift from Norse mythology to Christianity? The students have to work together in pairs, and each student gets a honey-scented candle to take home.
Shared Educational Goals
History and Crafts & Design:
- Students acquire knowledge and skills about craftsmanship, processing, and materials.
- Students can compare their own craft and material culture with that of the Vikings.
- Students gain knowledge about the design and social conditions of the Viking Age, and can reflect this in their own lives.
Good to know
Target audience: Primary school 1st – 10th grade
Duration: 1 hour
Max. number of participants per course: 30 students with a minimum of 2 accompanying adults.
Price: DKK 550 per activity of 1 hour. The activity can only be booked with a booked tour.
Contact and booking
Contact The Viking Museum Ladby by email: [email protected] or tel: 65321667
Practicalities
– Children and adults must be practically dressed according to the season – for a day by the water.
– The museum grounds offers a 5 hectare grass area with hills and valleys, trees, and scrub, as well as inlet and waterfront. There is plenty of space in the open air for play and fun before or after the course.
– The area has numerous tables and benches where the packed lunches can be eaten.
– In the museum store you can buy ice cream, coffee/tea and more.