The pole-boom at Snekkeled
The fjord takes a turn before opening up in Kertinge Nor, and there lies Snekkeled. In these waters, remnants of a…
Viby and Salby – Viking villages
Typical small villages on Funen like Viby and Salby – 5.5km north of Kerteminde – are steeped in an idyllic country…
The Småland Channel
The islands in the Småland Channel are so small they were miniature, independent communities in Viking times. The…
Nakskov Fjord
At the end of Nakskov Fjord, archaeologists found a Viking village. There were farms here at the beginning of the…
The Hominde-Pole-Boom
Rødby Fjord gave access to Baltic Sea trade, but it also gave the enemy access to the interior of Lolland. To…
Hammer Church
Hammer Church is 4km south of Naestved and was built around 1100. From here there’s a great view of Dybsø Fjord,…
Hårlev Church
Hårlev is close to Stevns and is the site of Hother’s Mound. We know nothing about Hother, but because the mound…
Rødby Fjord
Today there’s nothing but flat fields, but in Viking times Rødby Fjord ran deep into the countryside. In this…
Fribrødre Raiding
Grønsund, situated between Zealand and Falster, forms the main natural channel from the Baltic to the archipelago…
Vålse Vig
Prior to land reclamation in the 1800s, in the expansive Vålse Vig (Vålse Inlet) there were a number of naturally…