The Wild Road

Very few people would want to miss out on cosiness and festivities when the winter weather sets in and darkness falls early. This is true today, it was true in the 19th century – from which many of today’s Christmas traditions originate – and it was true in the Viking Age, when midwinter offered many a celebration.

How the festive season was celebrated by the Vikings of old and the common folk of the Landbo era, and how Christmas has evolved into what we know today, are just some of the things you can experience when Sagnlandet Lejre celebrates ‘Christmas Through the Ages’, highlighting both Christmas customs from your great-great-grandfather’s childhood and the midwinter celebrations of the Viking-era kings.

On 28 and 29 November, and on 5, 6, 12 and 13 December, you can experience Christmas as it was celebrated in the past. Bring the children along and experience the scent of beeswax, the sound of tin being poured into moulds, and the joy of creating something with your hands. Christmas at Sagnlandet Lejre is filled with traditional crafts and stories that spark curiosity and bring warmth amidst the winter chill.

Come and see the willow weavers in Lejre Land of Legends show off their fine goods and crafts! You’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at the craft and possibly buy a basket or two.

It’s slippery and it’s cold. Remember to wear proper footwear when you come out here – take care and watch your step when walking around ♥

Make yourselves comfortable on the benches in front of the long fire in the King’s Hall and get ready to immerse yourselves. Every day during the Christmas opening in Lejre Land of Legends, the Vikings talk about how important it was to welcome guests!

Toast to the gods for a good year and peace with the Vikings and make promises for the future. Hear about beer’s connection to Christmas and the many dimensions of the drink in the Norse world.

The King’s Hall tells the story of the Viking Age. Here you can hear about their traditions and how they celebrated Christmas back then.

Come and make a wooden elf or a wooden Christmas pig to hang on the tree! Try your hand at carving and see how you can turn wood into Christmas decorations!

Try your hand at younger Futhark and make your own rune amulet in Lejre Land of Legends’ bonfire valley!

Under the canopy by the carving house, the pewter moulders are ready. Here you can cast your own Christmas figurine in pewter.

The elves have moved into the costume workshop. At least in a fabric version you can make yourself. Every day during the Christmas opening, anyone who wants to can take a walk in the Santa workshop, join in and sew their own Santa.

Christmas is the time of candles. This also applies to Lejre Land of Legends, where you can make your own beeswax candles at Christmas – they are both fragrant and beautiful.

In the beautifully decorated pottery you can buy fantastic Christmas gifts that everyone will love. The pottery is a handicraft workshop that produces ceramics for all areas of Lejre Land of Legends. From the first spiked pots from the Ertebølle culture to black Jutland pots from the 1800s.

Come and visit Sagnlandet’s cosy speakeasy in Krikkebjerghuse, where the fire crackles merrily in the wood-burning stove. The farmers have set the table in the living room, so both young and old can savour warm beer with a pat of butter, hot juice and Sørine’s delicious homemade gingerbread. The farmers provide good humour while Santa is tinkering in the attic.

Café Hvidesøhus is here to help, whether you’re hungry, thirsty or just fancy something sweet.

Here you’ll find delicious dishes inspired by history as well as sandwiches, sausage rolls, soft drinks, beer, coffee, cake, ice cream and more.

Will it be soft parcels under the tree this year? Or will it be a cool little souvenir from Lejre Land of Legends? You can find it all in the shop!

Need to braid a poinsettia or cut a Christmas heart? There’s still time! We have paper, glue and scissors available.

Come and see the willow weavers in Lejre Land of Legends show off their fine goods and crafts! You’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at the craft and possibly buy a basket or two.

It’s slippery and it’s cold. Remember to wear proper footwear when you come out here – take care and watch your step when walking around ♥

Make yourselves comfortable on the benches in front of the long fire in the King’s Hall and get ready to immerse yourselves. Every day during the Christmas opening in Lejre Land of Legends, the Vikings talk about how important it was to welcome guests!

Toast to the gods for a good year and peace with the Vikings and make promises for the future. Hear about beer’s connection to Christmas and the many dimensions of the drink in the Norse world.

The King’s Hall tells the story of the Viking Age. Here you can hear about their traditions and how they celebrated Christmas back then.

Come and make a wooden elf or a wooden Christmas pig to hang on the tree! Try your hand at carving and see how you can turn wood into Christmas decorations!

Try your hand at younger Futhark and make your own rune amulet in Lejre Land of Legends’ bonfire valley!

Under the canopy by the carving house, the pewter moulders are ready. Here you can cast your own Christmas figurine in pewter.

The elves have moved into the costume workshop. At least in a fabric version you can make yourself. Every day during the Christmas opening, anyone who wants to can take a walk in the Santa workshop, join in and sew their own Santa.

Christmas is the time of candles. This also applies to Lejre Land of Legends, where you can make your own beeswax candles at Christmas – they are both fragrant and beautiful.

In the beautifully decorated pottery you can buy fantastic Christmas gifts that everyone will love. The pottery is a handicraft workshop that produces ceramics for all areas of Lejre Land of Legends. From the first spiked pots from the Ertebølle culture to black Jutland pots from the 1800s.

Come and visit Sagnlandet’s cosy speakeasy in Krikkebjerghuse, where the fire crackles merrily in the wood-burning stove. The farmers have set the table in the living room, so both young and old can savour warm beer with a pat of butter, hot juice and Sørine’s delicious homemade gingerbread. The farmers provide good humour while Santa is tinkering in the attic.

Café Hvidesøhus is here to help, whether you’re hungry, thirsty or just fancy something sweet.

Here you’ll find delicious dishes inspired by history as well as sandwiches, sausage rolls, soft drinks, beer, coffee, cake, ice cream and more.

Will it be soft parcels under the tree this year? Or will it be a cool little souvenir from Lejre Land of Legends? You can find it all in the shop!

Need to braid a poinsettia or cut a Christmas heart? There’s still time! We have paper, glue and scissors available.

Very few people would want to miss out on cosiness and festivities when the winter weather sets in and darkness falls early. This is true today, it was true in the 19th century – from which many of today’s Christmas traditions originate – and it was true in the Viking Age, when midwinter offered many a celebration.

How the festive season was celebrated by the Vikings of old and the common folk of the Landbo era, and how Christmas has evolved into what we know today, are just some of the things you can experience when Sagnlandet Lejre celebrates ‘Christmas Through the Ages’, highlighting both Christmas customs from your great-great-grandfather’s childhood and the midwinter celebrations of the Viking-era kings.

On 28 and 29 November, and on 5, 6, 12 and 13 December, you can experience Christmas as it was celebrated in the past. Bring the children along and experience the scent of beeswax, the sound of tin being poured into moulds, and the joy of creating something with your hands. Christmas at Sagnlandet Lejre is filled with traditional crafts and stories that spark curiosity and bring warmth amidst the winter chill.

Come and see the willow weavers in Lejre Land of Legends show off their fine goods and crafts! You’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at the craft and possibly buy a basket or two.

It’s slippery and it’s cold. Remember to wear proper footwear when you come out here – take care and watch your step when walking around ♥

Make yourselves comfortable on the benches in front of the long fire in the King’s Hall and get ready to immerse yourselves. Every day during the Christmas opening in Lejre Land of Legends, the Vikings talk about how important it was to welcome guests!

Toast to the gods for a good year and peace with the Vikings and make promises for the future. Hear about beer’s connection to Christmas and the many dimensions of the drink in the Norse world.

The King’s Hall tells the story of the Viking Age. Here you can hear about their traditions and how they celebrated Christmas back then.

Come and make a wooden elf or a wooden Christmas pig to hang on the tree! Try your hand at carving and see how you can turn wood into Christmas decorations!

Try your hand at younger Futhark and make your own rune amulet in Lejre Land of Legends’ bonfire valley!

Under the canopy by the carving house, the pewter moulders are ready. Here you can cast your own Christmas figurine in pewter.

The elves have moved into the costume workshop. At least in a fabric version you can make yourself. Every day during the Christmas opening, anyone who wants to can take a walk in the Santa workshop, join in and sew their own Santa.

Christmas is the time of candles. This also applies to Lejre Land of Legends, where you can make your own beeswax candles at Christmas – they are both fragrant and beautiful.

In the beautifully decorated pottery you can buy fantastic Christmas gifts that everyone will love. The pottery is a handicraft workshop that produces ceramics for all areas of Lejre Land of Legends. From the first spiked pots from the Ertebølle culture to black Jutland pots from the 1800s.

Come and visit Sagnlandet’s cosy speakeasy in Krikkebjerghuse, where the fire crackles merrily in the wood-burning stove. The farmers have set the table in the living room, so both young and old can savour warm beer with a pat of butter, hot juice and Sørine’s delicious homemade gingerbread. The farmers provide good humour while Santa is tinkering in the attic.

Café Hvidesøhus is here to help, whether you’re hungry, thirsty or just fancy something sweet.

Here you’ll find delicious dishes inspired by history as well as sandwiches, sausage rolls, soft drinks, beer, coffee, cake, ice cream and more.

Will it be soft parcels under the tree this year? Or will it be a cool little souvenir from Lejre Land of Legends? You can find it all in the shop!

Need to braid a poinsettia or cut a Christmas heart? There’s still time! We have paper, glue and scissors available.

Come and see the willow weavers in Lejre Land of Legends show off their fine goods and crafts! You’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at the craft and possibly buy a basket or two.

It’s slippery and it’s cold. Remember to wear proper footwear when you come out here – take care and watch your step when walking around ♥

Make yourselves comfortable on the benches in front of the long fire in the King’s Hall and get ready to immerse yourselves. Every day during the Christmas opening in Lejre Land of Legends, the Vikings talk about how important it was to welcome guests!

Toast to the gods for a good year and peace with the Vikings and make promises for the future. Hear about beer’s connection to Christmas and the many dimensions of the drink in the Norse world.

The King’s Hall tells the story of the Viking Age. Here you can hear about their traditions and how they celebrated Christmas back then.

Come and make a wooden elf or a wooden Christmas pig to hang on the tree! Try your hand at carving and see how you can turn wood into Christmas decorations!

Try your hand at younger Futhark and make your own rune amulet in Lejre Land of Legends’ bonfire valley!

Under the canopy by the carving house, the pewter moulders are ready. Here you can cast your own Christmas figurine in pewter.

The elves have moved into the costume workshop. At least in a fabric version you can make yourself. Every day during the Christmas opening, anyone who wants to can take a walk in the Santa workshop, join in and sew their own Santa.

Christmas is the time of candles. This also applies to Lejre Land of Legends, where you can make your own beeswax candles at Christmas – they are both fragrant and beautiful.

In the beautifully decorated pottery you can buy fantastic Christmas gifts that everyone will love. The pottery is a handicraft workshop that produces ceramics for all areas of Lejre Land of Legends. From the first spiked pots from the Ertebølle culture to black Jutland pots from the 1800s.

Come and visit Sagnlandet’s cosy speakeasy in Krikkebjerghuse, where the fire crackles merrily in the wood-burning stove. The farmers have set the table in the living room, so both young and old can savour warm beer with a pat of butter, hot juice and Sørine’s delicious homemade gingerbread. The farmers provide good humour while Santa is tinkering in the attic.

Café Hvidesøhus is here to help, whether you’re hungry, thirsty or just fancy something sweet.

Here you’ll find delicious dishes inspired by history as well as sandwiches, sausage rolls, soft drinks, beer, coffee, cake, ice cream and more.

Will it be soft parcels under the tree this year? Or will it be a cool little souvenir from Lejre Land of Legends? You can find it all in the shop!

Need to braid a poinsettia or cut a Christmas heart? There’s still time! We have paper, glue and scissors available.

Very few people would want to miss out on cosiness and festivities when the winter weather sets in and darkness falls early. This is true today, it was true in the 19th century – from which many of today’s Christmas traditions originate – and it was true in the Viking Age, when midwinter offered many a celebration.

How the festive season was celebrated by the Vikings of old and the common folk of the Landbo era, and how Christmas has evolved into what we know today, are just some of the things you can experience when Sagnlandet Lejre celebrates ‘Christmas Through the Ages’, highlighting both Christmas customs from your great-great-grandfather’s childhood and the midwinter celebrations of the Viking-era kings.

On 28 and 29 November, and on 5, 6, 12 and 13 December, you can experience Christmas as it was celebrated in the past. Bring the children along and experience the scent of beeswax, the sound of tin being poured into moulds, and the joy of creating something with your hands. Christmas at Sagnlandet Lejre is filled with traditional crafts and stories that spark curiosity and bring warmth amidst the winter chill.

Come and see the willow weavers in Lejre Land of Legends show off their fine goods and crafts! You’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at the craft and possibly buy a basket or two.

It’s slippery and it’s cold. Remember to wear proper footwear when you come out here – take care and watch your step when walking around ♥

Make yourselves comfortable on the benches in front of the long fire in the King’s Hall and get ready to immerse yourselves. Every day during the Christmas opening in Lejre Land of Legends, the Vikings talk about how important it was to welcome guests!

Toast to the gods for a good year and peace with the Vikings and make promises for the future. Hear about beer’s connection to Christmas and the many dimensions of the drink in the Norse world.

The King’s Hall tells the story of the Viking Age. Here you can hear about their traditions and how they celebrated Christmas back then.

Come and make a wooden elf or a wooden Christmas pig to hang on the tree! Try your hand at carving and see how you can turn wood into Christmas decorations!

Try your hand at younger Futhark and make your own rune amulet in Lejre Land of Legends’ bonfire valley!

Under the canopy by the carving house, the pewter moulders are ready. Here you can cast your own Christmas figurine in pewter.

The elves have moved into the costume workshop. At least in a fabric version you can make yourself. Every day during the Christmas opening, anyone who wants to can take a walk in the Santa workshop, join in and sew their own Santa.

Christmas is the time of candles. This also applies to Lejre Land of Legends, where you can make your own beeswax candles at Christmas – they are both fragrant and beautiful.

In the beautifully decorated pottery you can buy fantastic Christmas gifts that everyone will love. The pottery is a handicraft workshop that produces ceramics for all areas of Lejre Land of Legends. From the first spiked pots from the Ertebølle culture to black Jutland pots from the 1800s.

Come and visit Sagnlandet’s cosy speakeasy in Krikkebjerghuse, where the fire crackles merrily in the wood-burning stove. The farmers have set the table in the living room, so both young and old can savour warm beer with a pat of butter, hot juice and Sørine’s delicious homemade gingerbread. The farmers provide good humour while Santa is tinkering in the attic.

Café Hvidesøhus is here to help, whether you’re hungry, thirsty or just fancy something sweet.

Here you’ll find delicious dishes inspired by history as well as sandwiches, sausage rolls, soft drinks, beer, coffee, cake, ice cream and more.

Will it be soft parcels under the tree this year? Or will it be a cool little souvenir from Lejre Land of Legends? You can find it all in the shop!

Need to braid a poinsettia or cut a Christmas heart? There’s still time! We have paper, glue and scissors available.

Come and see the willow weavers in Lejre Land of Legends show off their fine goods and crafts! You’ll have the opportunity to try your hand at the craft and possibly buy a basket or two.

It’s slippery and it’s cold. Remember to wear proper footwear when you come out here – take care and watch your step when walking around ♥

Make yourselves comfortable on the benches in front of the long fire in the King’s Hall and get ready to immerse yourselves. Every day during the Christmas opening in Lejre Land of Legends, the Vikings talk about how important it was to welcome guests!

Toast to the gods for a good year and peace with the Vikings and make promises for the future. Hear about beer’s connection to Christmas and the many dimensions of the drink in the Norse world.

The King’s Hall tells the story of the Viking Age. Here you can hear about their traditions and how they celebrated Christmas back then.

Come and make a wooden elf or a wooden Christmas pig to hang on the tree! Try your hand at carving and see how you can turn wood into Christmas decorations!

Try your hand at younger Futhark and make your own rune amulet in Lejre Land of Legends’ bonfire valley!

Under the canopy by the carving house, the pewter moulders are ready. Here you can cast your own Christmas figurine in pewter.

The elves have moved into the costume workshop. At least in a fabric version you can make yourself. Every day during the Christmas opening, anyone who wants to can take a walk in the Santa workshop, join in and sew their own Santa.

Christmas is the time of candles. This also applies to Lejre Land of Legends, where you can make your own beeswax candles at Christmas – they are both fragrant and beautiful.

In the beautifully decorated pottery you can buy fantastic Christmas gifts that everyone will love. The pottery is a handicraft workshop that produces ceramics for all areas of Lejre Land of Legends. From the first spiked pots from the Ertebølle culture to black Jutland pots from the 1800s.

Come and visit Sagnlandet’s cosy speakeasy in Krikkebjerghuse, where the fire crackles merrily in the wood-burning stove. The farmers have set the table in the living room, so both young and old can savour warm beer with a pat of butter, hot juice and Sørine’s delicious homemade gingerbread. The farmers provide good humour while Santa is tinkering in the attic.

Café Hvidesøhus is here to help, whether you’re hungry, thirsty or just fancy something sweet.

Here you’ll find delicious dishes inspired by history as well as sandwiches, sausage rolls, soft drinks, beer, coffee, cake, ice cream and more.

Will it be soft parcels under the tree this year? Or will it be a cool little souvenir from Lejre Land of Legends? You can find it all in the shop!

Need to braid a poinsettia or cut a Christmas heart? There’s still time! We have paper, glue and scissors available.