A day with the Vikings in Lejre
Spend a day discovering the Vikings in Lejre. Explore the Royal Hall and traditional crafts at Land of Legends, with time for lunch along the way. If time and transport allow, continue to Lejre Museum and the stone ship in Gl. Lejre.
Step inside the Royal Hall at Land of Legends
Begin your day beneath the Royal Hall’s towering wooden beams. Look at the carvings, follow the pillars upwards towards the roof and take in the scale of the 61-metre-long hall.
The hall was reconstructed using archaeological findings from Gl. Lejre. Here, you can get a sense of the building traditions and craftsmanship that once provided the setting for royal life.
Explore historic houses and traditional crafts
Continue into the landscape, where paths lead between hills, lakes and reconstructed houses from different periods. Step inside the historic workshops and watch potters and textile craftspeople working with clay, yarn and traditional techniques.
There is enough to explore for a whole day. Choose the places and activities that spark your curiosity, and take time to watch the craftspeople at work.
Let the kids explore Land of Legends
Let the kids climb on the giant Midgard Serpent, or explore Båldalen together. Here, you can try skills from the past, such as grinding flour or paddling a dugout canoe.
Check the daily programme and choose the activities you would like to try. Allow time to take part, and let the children’s curiosity guide your next stop.
See Land of Legends from the Wild Way
Follow the Wild Way, a 330-metre-long walkway that winds between the trees and above the animal enclosures. Reaching heights of up to eight metres, it gives you a different view of the hills and animals at Land of Legends.
The walkway is designed to accommodate prams, pushchairs and wheelchairs too.
Have you got time for Lejre Museum?
At Lejre Museum in Gl. Lejre, discover archaeological finds and the stories of the legendary kings. After visiting the reconstructed Royal Hall at Land of Legends, you can learn more about the centre of power that existed in Lejre for several centuries.
The museum is at a separate location from Land of Legends. Make it an extra stop if you have time for both the journey and the visit.
Explore the Viking traces in Gl. Lejre
Near Lejre Museum, the stone ship’s large stones stand in the open landscape. Walk around them, then continue to the marked outlines of the original royal halls. Here, you can get a sense of their size and compare them with the Royal Hall you experienced at Land of Legends.
Visit the area to round off your day, even if you do not go inside the museum.
Take the train to Lejre and plan your onward journey
From Copenhagen and Roskilde, take the train to Lejre Station. During the main season, bus 233 continues to Land of Legends. Check connections for your travel date and plan your return journey before setting off.
Bring your bike on the train if you would like to combine Land of Legends with Gl. Lejre. A bike gives you more freedom to travel between the sites, but allow time for the ride and check whether you need a bicycle ticket or a space reservation.
If you are travelling by train and bus, you can easily spend the whole day at Land of Legends. With a car or bike, you can also continue to Lejre Museum and the stone ship in Gl. Lejre.
Check opening hours and seasonal opening dates with Land of Legends and Lejre Museum before setting off.
Find more Viking experiences in Fjordlandet
Continue your Viking adventure among the ships in Roskilde, find experiences for children or discover what is happening at Fjordlandet’s Viking attractions.
