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title: Reconstructed Longhouse or Mead Hall
author: Malene Thyssen
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9802/reconstructed-longhouse-or-mead-hall/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Reconstructed Longhouse or Mead Hall
_Authored by Malene Thyssen_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9802.jpg)
## Image Caption
A reconstruction of a [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) longhouse or mead hall, the [great hall](https://www.worldhistory.org/Great_Hall/) of rulers and scene of Norse drinking parties or sumbl. This example, at the ring castle Fyrkat near Hobro, Denmark, is 28.5 metres long.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Thyssen, M. (2019, January 07). Reconstructed Longhouse or Mead Hall. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Thyssen, Malene. "Reconstructed Longhouse or Mead Hall." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 07, 2019. .
### MLA
Thyssen, Malene. "Reconstructed Longhouse or Mead Hall." *World History Encyclopedia*, 07 Jan 2019, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fyrkat_hus_stor.jpg) by [**Malene Thyssen**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fyrkat_hus_stor.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 07 January 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.