Great hall model, Birka Museum, Bjorko island, Sweden
Model of the great hall on Adelso island, with the king holding a feast, c. 930, scale 1:15, in the Birka Museum at the site of Birka Viking village, founded c. 750 and abandoned c. 975, on Bjorko island in Lake Malaren, Sweden. The hall was the king's residence, but also a temple, banqueting hall and council chamber. Birka was a Viking trading post housing up to 1, 000 people and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
14079213
Media ID
45856991
Size
8268px x 5678px
(16.2MB)
Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
Date
2009
