A Viking hut in the garden
A Viking hut in the garden 

I visited this garden the other day to go to Viking market. I realized that I came here before, and I found these old pictures I took last year. Time really flies! I cannot believe that one year has already passed since I went to the garden. 

The entrance of the garden
The entrance of the garden

If you like history especially the history of the Vikings, you would like to come here to feel that you are back in the Viking era. I believe that the local community and the city manage this garden to educate children how the Vikings used to live in this area. It is pretty cool to see how these buildings are well taken care of. All the buildings in the garden look very old Viking style. It is pretty cool!

It was nice to meet this Viking woman 😀 who is working in this garden.
It was nice to meet this Viking woman 😀 who is working in this garden. 

It was nice to meet this Viking woman in the garden. She explained about the garden how we can learn how the Viking era walking around the garden. There is a shack for pigs and cows which they care of in the garden, and a vegetable garden which they plan veggies the Vikings used to eat in the old time. 

There were many chickens in the garden enjoying the sunny day in September.
There were many chickens in the garden enjoying the sunny day in September. 
Inside of the Viking hut
Inside of the Viking hut
A hut is a lot larger than I expected. And, they display many things which the Vikings used in their era. Reindeer bones, sheep fur, etc.
A hut is a lot larger than I expected. And, they display many things which the Vikings used in their era. Reindeer bones, sheep fur, etc.
She showed us how to weave clothes using this weaving kit.
She showed us how to weave clothes using this weaving kit. 
This is a small shop in the hut. I bought a book which explains where we can find runestones in Stockholm.
This is a small shop in the hut. I bought a book which explains where we can find runestones in Stockholm.

Inside the hut, it was a lot bigger than I expected. She was so nice to show us what they display in the hut. They decorate the inside of the hut with goods that the Vikings used in their era. Cups that were made of cows horns look pretty cool. 

This is a shack for pigs, cows, and chickens.
This is a shack for pigs, cows, and chickens. 
Pigs were bathing in the little water.
Pigs were bathing in the little water. 

I was surprised in a good way how the local community and the city have been taking care of this garden. They are proud of their heritage as Vikings and use this garden to educate the younger generations about the Viking culture and tradition. 😄👍 

U280, runestone which is located inside of the garden.
U280, runestone which is located inside of the garden. 

Do you what runestones are? I have got interested in the Viking culture since I came to Sweden. Runestones are relic stones that the Viking curves messages on it. There are many runestones in Stockholm and overall Scandinavia such as Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Greenland, England, and more. The Vikings used an old Nordic language called Rune so that they curved messages using Runes. 

Inscription of U280, Runestone

Rune reading

uibiarn lit · hkua stain · iftiʀ · kuna totur · kunu sina

Old West Norse

Vébjǫrn lét hǫggva stein eptir Gunna dóttur, konu sína.

Runic Swedish

Vibiorn let haggva stæin æftiʀ Gunna dottur, kunu sina.

English

Vébjǫrn had the stone cut in memory of Gunni's daughter, his wife.

https://app.raa.se/open/runor/inscription?id=0f1e4346-0fed-4390-b3df-c810897b229f

Rune language - Elder Futhark

https://omniglot.com/writing/runic.htm

I did not realize why they named this garden "The Viking Garden - Gunne's Garden". As you can read in the rune reading, Gunni, the Viking person used to live in this area almost 1000 years ago. It is pretty cool to know that people continuously live in this area and be proud of their heritage to take it down from generation to generation. 😃👏👏