Viking Longhouses
Viking longhouses were rectangular shaped buildings and had a fire place in the middle somewhere. In Iceland, the longhouses had holes in the roof at either end. However, in most other Viking settlements they would get really smoky because there wasn’t any way for the smoke to get out. Longhouses were made of wood in countries where there were plenty of trees or from stone and turf in places like Iceland.
Longhouses consisted of 6 main building materials which were wood, stone, straw or reeds, wattle and daub. Wattle was made from sticks and branches woven together in a strong patchwork. This was covered in a daub (mud, animal manure and straw) to make it waterproof.
The Chieftain’s Hall was the most important building in a Viking village.
These are some of the house designs from Viking times.
Longhouses consisted of 6 main building materials which were wood, stone, straw or reeds, wattle and daub. Wattle was made from sticks and branches woven together in a strong patchwork. This was covered in a daub (mud, animal manure and straw) to make it waterproof.
The Chieftain’s Hall was the most important building in a Viking village.
These are some of the house designs from Viking times.
These are some of the house design from viking times.