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Private Tour: 3h Viking History from Stockholm to Runic Kingdom
(23) Reviews
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About
Join a Viking expert local guide on this 3-hour history tour from Stockholm and get to know the Vikings and their mark on Swedish history. See a preserved Viking parliament and visit one of Sweden's most famous gravefields at Broby bro, view the incredible Jarlabanke's rune stone bridge. Take photos of some 1000-years old rune carvings and decipher their messages. Hear the story about the rich Viking woman Estrid and her grandson, the mighty lord Jarlabanki. Also listen to legends and sagas about Viking mythology. Transportation from and back to your hotel/cruise port is included for centrally located hotels/cruise ports.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in Swedish & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in Swedish & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Driver/vehicle
All taxes and surcharges
Hotel/cruise port pick up and drop-off. (Not nynäshamn harbour)
Local and knowledgeable guide
Gratuities
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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The duration of transfers are approximate, the exact duration will depend on the time of day and traffic condition.
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We will tell you the time of your hotel pick up on reconfirmation. If your hotel is to far off the city center, then we will give you another meeting point that is simple to get to.
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Private Tour: 3h Viking History from Stockholm to Runic Kingdom
(23) Reviews
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About
Join a Viking expert local guide on this 3-hour history tour from Stockholm and get to know the Vikings and their mark on Swedish history. See a preserved Viking parliament and visit one of Sweden's most famous gravefields at Broby bro, view the incredible Jarlabanke's rune stone bridge. Take photos of some 1000-years old rune carvings and decipher their messages. Hear the story about the rich Viking woman Estrid and her grandson, the mighty lord Jarlabanki. Also listen to legends and sagas about Viking mythology. Transportation from and back to your hotel/cruise port is included for centrally located hotels/cruise ports.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in Swedish & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in Swedish & English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Driver/vehicle
All taxes and surcharges
Hotel/cruise port pick up and drop-off. (Not nynäshamn harbour)
Local and knowledgeable guide
Gratuities
Itinerary
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Taby
A location within Täby with several viking age rune stones.
Here you will se q gravefield and a severql viking monuments ad rune stones.
Explore and hear about the mighty viking women Estrid, see the runestones she raised in remembrance of her dead family. Experience her possible living farm from distance, the stones she raised at the Viking bridge. At this site her skeleton was found and a big local early Viking Age christian grave field with over 20 skeletons. Hear about the daily life in the viking age and how they where dressed and what they are.
40 minutes
2
Jarlabanke Runestones
Walk over and on to the great Jarlabanki's Viking bridge anno 1030, a 150-meter long causeway; constructed by the great lord Jarlabanki. Listen to the message on the rune stones, the monuments of dead Vikings. See the most locally known of the Jarlabanki rune stones, hear the history about the self confident powerful Viking lord Jarlabanki.
20 minutes
3
Arkils tingstad
Visit a unice preserved viking assembly place, a place for what law and order the Vikings had and enforced. Hear about the laws of divorce and the laws of killing others due to insults. About how their tribal system and life was. Hear the tales of the runestones and visit the beautiful lake side.
30 minutes
4
Vallentuna church
Go to Vallentuna 13th C church and see the most locally known of the Jarlabanki rune stones. Visit the church room, reformatic and bare in contrast to the former Catholic vivid painted church rooms. Explore the stone-master signatures fromwhen the church was built. Hear the first known written down Swedish ending rhyme is in the church.