Midgard Walks and Talks 2024
Finally, Midgardsblot is back, and people from all over the world flock to Borre and its unique historical environment! This year's festival runs from Wednesday 14th of August to Saturday 17th of August. There will be concerts, happenings, workshops, good food and drink and a Viking market.
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Finally, Midgardsblot is back, and people from all over the world flock to Borre and its unique historical environment! Midgard viking centre's related program, Midgard Walks and Talks, runs from Monday 12th of August to Saturday 17th of August.
The seminar Midgard Talks takes place every day with lectures and panels relating to Viking history, culture and music. The festival collaborates with the Midgard Viking Centre.
We also offer our popular Green Viking courses designed to teach practical skills known from the Viking Age, but also how to use and reuse materials you may have in your home or garden.
And don't miss out on a chance to learn about the brilliant painter Edvard munch and his special attachment to the the close, idyllic town of Åsgårdstrand while wondering through the nature reserve and listening to an expert guide tell stories about the tortured painter's life.
We set up extra activities on the playground for children and extra guided tours during the festival.
For more detailed information about the seminar and other activities see below of visit our website: https://vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-vikingsenter/midgardsblot
MIDGARD TALKS
Price:
- Per day: 120 NOK - can be purchased in the reception at Midgard Viking Center.
- For all four days: 350 NOK
Wednesday – Saturday 10.00 – 15.00 at Midgard Viking Centre
Every talk is 30 minutes and allows for a 10 minute dialogue with the audience
The Program:
Wednesday August 14th
10.00 Beyond Viking metal: Heavy music and the Ancient North. Adam Kelly, Oxford university
11.00 The Era of Early Modern Witch-hunts in Europe. Rune Blix Hagen, University of Tromsø
12.00 Snorri Sturluson and his relationship to Vestfold and Norway. Bjørn Bandlien, University of Southeast Norway
13.00 Travelling to death on horseback. Terje Østigård, Linnaeus University
14.00 Panel: The Viking age in popular culture: “fake” history?
Peter Bøttinger (moderator, Vestfoldmuseene) Stefan Nyzell, Adam Kelly, Fredrik Bjønnes, Rune Rasmussen
Thursday August 15th
10.00 The Sami and Saami religion in the Viking Age. Marte Spangen, Museum of Cultural History, Oslo
11.00 Sorcery and Shamanism in the witch trials of Arctic Norway, 1593 to 1692. Rune Blix Hagen, University of Tromsø
12.00 Grendel's Hoard: On History, Truth, and Fiction in Adapting Beowulf as an Art Project. Stefan Nyzell, Malmö University
13.00 The sagas are in earth as the Edda is in heaven: How the vikings orientated themselves in the world. Gísli Sigurdsson, Árni Magnússon Institute, Iceland
14.00: Panel: Spirituality and magical practises - past and present. Vicky Mikalsen (moderator), Rune Blix Hagen, Jone Salomonsen, Marte Spangen
Friday August 16th
10.00 The mystical far north: Magical encounters on the Artic edge of the Viking world. Lionel Perabo, Sorbonne Université
11.00 Sex and the supernatural in Old Norse literature. Grace O’Duffy, Oxford University
12.00 Viking plants as sources to cultural practice. Karoline Kjesrud, Museum of Cultural history, Oslo
13:00 Bloodletting, bodies in trees, bears and bullshit - can we believe Adam of Bremen's account of the pagan sacrifices at Uppsala in the eleventh century? Tim Bolton, Cambridge University
14.00 Panel: A supernatural past? Are the sources lying to us? Karoline Kjesrud (moderator), Lionel Perabo, Grace O’Duffy, Tim Bolton, Josh Rood
Saturday August 17th
10.00 Buried in sledges – new light on Viking age burials. Ragnar Orten Lie, Vestfold County Municipality
11.00 A few of my favourite things. A tour through the new exhibitions at the Museum of the Viking Age. Ellen Marie Næss, Museum of Cultural history, Oslo
12.00 The Vikings and the Irish. Caitlin Ellis, University of Oslo
13.00 Tracing Threads - Digital illustration as a new method for re-interpreting the Oseberg tapestry fragments. Margrethe Havgar, Museum of Cultural History, Oslo
14.00 Panel: What’s the hottest Viking news? Easy-going and informative on the latest Viking news.
Margrethe Havgar (moderator), Benjamin Raffield, Ragnar Orten Lie, Ellen Marie Næss, Caitlin Ellis
GREEN VIKINGS
Price:
- 5-hour course: 550 NOK
- 3-hour course: 320 NOK
Our “Green Viking” courses are designed to teach practical skills known from the Viking Age, but also how to use and reuse materials you may have in your home or garden. Experience the joy of DIY the Viking way!
5-hour courses:
These courses offer two different designs
Monday August 12th at 11.00 – 16.00
Design 1: Learn how to make your own coiled basket. We provide the materials, and you get enough to finish your creation if you run out of time. Capacity: 11-16 people.
Tuesday august 13th at 11.00 – 16.00
Design 2: Learn how to make your own coiled basket. We provide the materials, and you get enough to finish your creation if you run out of time. Capacity: 11-16 people.
3-hour courses:
Wednesday August 14th at 11.00 – 14.00
Learn the looping technique and make your own small bag for toiletries or water bottles. We provide string of hemp or flax, that you use for your creation, and you get enough to finish it at home if you are not done. Capacity: 8 people.
Thursday August 15th at 11.00 – 14.00
Learn the looping technique and make your own small bag for toiletries or water bottles. We provide string of hemp or flax, that you use for your creation, and you get enough to finish it at home if you are not done. Capacity: 8 people.
GUIDED TOURS – Midgard Viking Centre
Price:
- Included in museum ticket, festival wristband and Midgard Talks ticket
Wednesday – Saturday, starting from the main entrance of Midgard Viking Centre:
12 pm - The Gravemounds
1 pm - The Museum Exhibition
2 pm - The Gravemounds
VIKING PLAYGROUND – Midgard Viking Centre
Price:
- Included in museum ticket and Midgard Talks ticket
Monday-Friday at 11.00-16.00
Archeary
Saturday August 17th at 11.00-16.00
Archeary, viking games and Viking bracelet braiding
VR- EXPERIENCE
1238 The Battle of Iceland - is an interactive and immersive historical experience that brings you into the middle of Viking battles and historical events. Take part in Iceland’s history through virtual reality. Step back in time and fight alongside the Vikings.
See our website for more info.
EDVARD MUNCH: TOWARDS THE FOREST
Friday August 16th at 12 pm
Meeting point at Borre camping
Learn about the life of the renowned painter Edvard Munch, known for his dramatic “Scream” painting. Munch spent a lot of time in the picturesque town Åsgårdstrand where he painted some of his most famous paintings. We walk through the Fjugstad forest to Åsgårdstrand.
Ticket: 300 Nkr
GUIDED TOUR OF EDVARD MUNCH'S HOUSE
Where:
Edvard Munchs gate 25, 3179 Åsgårdstrand
Munchs house - opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday 11.00 – 17.00
Guided tours at the house: Tuesday – Sunday 12:30, 15.00 and 16.00
A walk in Munch’s footprints, starting from Munch’s house. Tuesday – Sunday 11.15 and 13.30
Digital experience and store: 11.30 – 17.30
GUIDED TOUR AT THE SLOTTSFJELLS MUSEUM
Where:
Farmannsveien 30, Tønsberg
Opening hours:
Monday – Wednesday: 11.00 – 16.00
Thursday 11.00 – 19.00
Friday - Sunday 11.00 – 16.00
Guided tours – every day
11.30 World War II bunker
12.00 The Castle ruins
13.30 The Exhibitions
14.30 World War II bunker
15.00 The Castle ruins
For program and more information, see: https://vestfoldmuseene.no/midgard-vikingsenter/midgardsblot
Ansvarsfraskrivelse
Binding registration. Purchased tickets will not be refunded.