Viking Age
The world's first viking city
Ribe is the world's first viking town - no less. This is where the world of the vikings began around the year 700. And through what we now call the Viking Age, Ribe developed into a hub for trade between Vikings and the rest of the world.
At the Ribe Viking Museum you get the whole story of the beginning of the Viking Age - right here, where it took place.
The wild vikings?
When you think of vikings, do you picture bloodthirsty warriors on raids?
The world of the vikings in Ribe was not like that. Ribe was a place where vikings from near and far met to trade peacefully and all kinds of goods from the cold north and the warm south changed hands - then being spread across the continent.
Learn the story of Ribe's enormous importance for trade across Europe - and see some of the amazing goods traded in the Viking Age in Ribe.
Step into history
You can't get closer to the world of the vikings than when you visit the Ribe Viking Museum.
Located on the site of the world's first viking town, the museum is filled with enchanting finds that have been underground in Ribe for more than 1,000 years.
See beads, coins and bronze jewelry made in Ribe and fascinating objects that have come to the city from afar, testifying to Ribe's international reach and leading role in the story of the vikings.
