Hedeby/Haithabu

Animation by Jesper Østergaard from Groth-Østergaard Animation. Hedeby / Haithabu were the largest and most important city of Denmark in the Viking age. It was situated in the Southernmost part of Jutland, which today is in Germany. The city was situated close to many of that periods most important transportation systems. That gave Hedeby a central role in European trade, and there was a vivid exchange of both goods and culture. Christianity and paganism lived side by side in this city, to which merchants traveled to from near and far to trade a.o. fur, pottery and slaves. A piece made for museum Borgcentret at Vordingborg, Denmark. To learn more about Groth-Østergaard visit