Historical reenactment event
| Viking Age reenactment |
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| Status | Active |
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| Genre | Historical reenactment |
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| Date(s) | Last week of July |
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| Frequency | Annually |
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| Venue | Moesgård Museum |
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| Location(s) | Aarhus |
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| Country | Denmark |
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| Years active | 1977 - present |
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| Previous event | 2023 |
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| Next event | 2024 |
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| Participants | 1,400 (2015) |
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| Attendance | 24,400 (2015) |
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| Area | Moesgård Beach |
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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]
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
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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