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VIKING Display at Museum of the Rockies through Sept. 19th
May 29, 2021 @ 10:00 am - May 30, 2021 @ 5:00 pm
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Exciting EVENT in Montana! May 29, 2021 through September 19, 2021 at the Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, MT
IF your interesting in attending, Cynthia Hert is planning on a group trip to Bozeman, please contact her at 406-855-5765.
“The Vikings Begin” will feature boat burial artifacts, helmets, swords, jewelry, glass vessels, bowls, and more. The collection of artifacts comes from the Gustavianum Uppsala University Museum in Sweden and is making its first-ever tour of the United States.
To understand the story of how the Vikings began, the exhibition explores their relationship with the outside world, their spiritual and magical beliefs, the role of warfare, the importance of water and waterways, and how trade routes influenced their world. The collection includes weapons for both attack and defense and also smaller treasures such as jewelry and objects of magical importance.
The Vikings Begin is divided into thematic sections on Viking warfare, maritime trade, ship burials, Norse gods, the Baltic Sea, and geopolitical relationships with other cultures. The exhibition will shed new light on how early Viking society was organized, the role of women, and the culture’s reach to the East and the West.
The exhibition is based on research by Neil Price, Charlotte Hedenstierna-Jonson, and John Ljungkvist and will tell stories about the society and its people.