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Visit the historic workshops
Meet the historical craftsmen in Lejre Land of Legends.
See the day’s program here
The workshops
Two small white thatched houses nestle on the edge of Videsø. They house Lejre Land of Legends’ historic workshops. The pottery is home to the potters, while next door they work with textiles.
Step inside the potter’s workshop and watch a cup being turned on the bench. Or maybe a Jutland pot is being polished. Perhaps it’s Stone Age pottery that comes out of the hands of one of the potters.
From late Neolithic pots to ‘modern’ glazed cups from the 1800s, the material has always been the same: clay. Sagnlandet’s potters are making history with clay between their fingers. Every day they are immersed in working with the clay and are eager to tell you about it.
On all sides of the craftsmen, shelves and tables abound with clay work from all ages. Explore and satisfy your curiosity about sausage making, turning, glazing and much more.
If you’re lucky, you can get your hands on a lump of clay and try your hand at the techniques.
Move on to the next door neighbor, the costume workshop. Here you’ll find yarns in all sorts of colors, looms, stingrays and other exciting items of thread and clothing that fill the rooms.
Find the weaver behind the loom, the spinner behind the spinning wheel or with her neck bent over her knitting. If it’s empty inside, you’ll probably find color at the boilers under the canopy outside. Learn about the fascinating process of dyeing white yarn red, yellow or green using natural plants.
Every day there are new tasks for the textile experts to tackle, and they’re more than happy to share what they’re up to.
Explore the historical costumes on display and discover what fashion was like among our ancestors.
