Vikingemuseet Lindholm Høje

History museum · North Jutland

Vikingemuseet Lindholm Høje

History museum · North Jutland

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Vendilavej 11, 9400 Nørresundby, Denmark

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Modern museum featuring exhibits on Viking culture & history, plus a burial site with gravestones.  

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Vendilavej 11, 9400 Nørresundby, Denmark Get directions

nordjyskemuseer.dk

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Vendilavej 11, 9400 Nørresundby, Denmark Get directions

+45 99 31 74 40
nordjyskemuseer.dk

Features

restroom
crowd family friendly
wheelchair accessible parking lot
wheelchair accessible entrance
wheelchair accessible restroom

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Jul 11, 2025

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14 Places to Explore Viking Lore

"At first glance, Denmark’s Lindholm Høje seems to simply be a green field covered in an array of small boulders, but the deliberate formations that emerge to those who look closely, reveal a Viking graveyard just beneath the surface.  Dating between 400 and 1000, the burial ground was established by Nordic Vikings. The graveyard rests on the top of a hill overlooking what is now the city of Aalborg, but in the time of its creation was likely just a wide-open, scenic vista. Some of the 700 graves on the site are marked with simple stones, while others are demarcated by a pattern of boulders. Men would be buried beneath rocks formed into an ovular shape with pointy ends like the outline of a longboat, while women were buried under softer, rounder shapes. Large funeral pyres would be built above ground and burned to honor the deceased. The closer you get to the top of the hill, the older the graves get, as they were buried in a cascade radiating away from the top." - ATLAS_OBSCURA

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Tim S (Chance)

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Excellent museum with English/German/French translation. Not for all exhibits though. Possibly the best I've seen for stone age - bronze age - iron age and into early medieval/viking age. Friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Sick MoFro

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One of the most interesting Viking heritage sites I have seen. It has a museum, graveyard, village and field (ruins/outlines). It may look like piles and scattered rocks but is much more interesting than so. The shapes and sizes have different meaning. The museum has a lot of different archaeological artefacts and exebition from the Iron age to the middle ages.

Floris van Hal

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The museum is relatively well done. That is to say for its size. It's visually appealing and offers interesting information about both the area right next to it, as well as the Limfjorden area more generally.

Julie Mortensen

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The Viking graves are enough reason to visit here, and they are always open. But if you can schedule your visit so you can tour the museum, you absolutely should. (And staff are just as amazing as the exhibits!)

Bart de Boer

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Nice museum with two expositions. Lot of explanations but only in Danish, English and sometimes German and French.

Troy Schrock

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Awesome place to learn about the people that lived in the area 1500 years ago. Great artifacts. The grave yard is incredible. The crows living in the surrounding trees and the sound they make is spine chilling as if they are guarding the gates of Valhalla. Highly recommend.

Mariana Pellegrini

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A must if you are coming to Aalborg. The cemetery is impressive and special, and the museum allows you to get a closer look into what life was for the villages in this area, providing a lot of information (in danish, german and English) and objects in display. There is also a nice gift shop, and the staff is very friendly. Totally recommend it!

Amir Yari

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Interesting historical place. Good for walking through and enjoying the vibe