| Viking Age reenactment | |
| Status: | Active |
| Date: | Last week of July |
| Frequency: | Annually |
| Venue: | Moesgård Museum |
| Location: | Aarhus |
| Country: | Denmark |
| Years Active: | 1977 - present |
| Prev: | 2023 |
| Next: | 2024 |
| Participants: | 1,400 (2015) |
| Attendance: | 24,400 (2015) |
| Area: | Moesgård Beach |
Moesgård Viking Moot is an annual historical reenactment event in Aarhus, Denmark with a week-long viking market and mock battles.[1] It is the largest Viking Age reenactment event in Denmark and is held on and near the beaches at Moesgård Museum. There are no permanent structures in the area so a temporary tent camp with markets, blacksmiths and kitchens is erected, modelled after the Great Heathen Army.[2] On the last two days of the event, tiding tournaments, single combat contests and mock battles are performed, featuring up to a 1000 participants and an Icelandic horse cavalry.[3] [4]
The event was held for the first time in 1977. The reenactment was founded by Moesgård Museum which had previously held a weekend of lectures and crafts for children. In 1977 it was expanded to a week long event, with a market for jewellery, clothing and weapons. The market has since grown and is now the largest of its kind in Scandinavia.[5]
In 2015 the event attracted 1400 participants from a dozen countries and 23,000 visitors and spectators.[6]
Konzack, Lars (2017). Viking re-enactment. In: Roued-Cunliffe & Copeland (ed.) Participatory Heritage. London, UK: Facet Publishing, pp. 37-46.