Vikingfestivalen på Karmøy er blitt et årvisst arrangement som trekker stadig mer folk. I år ble den gjennomført med "vikinger" fra  Norge, Sverige, Danmark, England og Litauen som deltakere. Totalt i arrangementet deltok nærmere 100 slike  vikinger, d.v.s. folk som kler seg som vikinger, og har en sterk interesse for denne kulturen. Den aktive Vikingklubben på Karmøy er et eksempel på et slikt miljø.

Jeg besøkte Vikingmarkedet på Bukkøy lørdag, og fant et yrende folkeliv, med håndverkere som viste gamle produksjonsteknikker og handelsmenn og -kvinner som solgte vikingprodukter, souvenirer og informasjonsmateriell. Vikinganlegget på Bukkøy danner en fantastisk ramme rundt et slik arrangement. Her finner vi bygninger, åkrer og forhold som gjør det mulig å forstå bedre de som levde her for ca 1000 år siden, og som de fleste tenker på som blodtørstige krigere. 

Det store vikinghuset på Bukkøy er konstruert på grunnlag av funn som er gjort, både i Norge og i andre land. Man vet mye om fundament og grunnkonstruksjon, men må tenke seg frem til hvordan f.eks takkonstruksjon har vært. Også fra interøret har man gjort funn som gjør at man regner dette huset for å være svært nær hvordan den tids hus var. Ved byggingen benyttes i størst mulig grad teknikker og materialer som er tidsriktige.

På grunn av bedret kamerautstyr var jeg i stand til å ta gode interørbilder uten blits i år. Disse viser gode detaljene, men får ikke frem hvor mørkt det egentlig er her inne, selv på høylys dag. 

English:
The Karmøy Viking festival has established itself as a yearly event, having more and more guests present. This years festival had participating "vikings" from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Lithuania and England. A total of almost 100 "vikings" took part in the event, taking place from Wednesday 13. to Sunday June 17. "Vikings" are members of Viking clubs, like the active Karmøy one, dressing like their ancestors 1000 years ago, coming together doing research, building houses and villages, and living out their interest for the Viking culture.

Saturday afternoon I visited the market place on Bukkøy. Here thousands of visitor met viking handicrafts- and tradesmen, showing us techniques and selling products based on knowledge of the viking age.

The viking main house on Bukkøy is based on knowledge from remains that has been found both here, on Jæren in southern Rogaland, and in other North sea countries too. Both the interior details and the building techniques are done the way the vikings did it ( as far as we know ).

This year, I was able to take good indoor pictures in the main house, showing good details, but fouling us as it does not show how dark it really is, even on a bright and sunny day like Saturday.

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Vikinggården på Bukkøy
The viking farm at Bukkøy

Fra område nede ved Karmsundet
From the shore areas by the karmsundet

Vikingmøy'er
Viking women

Vikinghåndverk
Viking handicraft

Interiørdetalj 1 fra vikinghuset

Interiørdetalj 1 fra vikinghuset

Eksteriørdetalj

Pictures are shot Saturday June 16. between 2 and 4.45PM

Arkivet:

Åpningsarrangement i Kopervik (1999)
Opening ceremony in Kopervik

Vikingfest på Bukkøy 1999
The 1999 Viking festival

Fra Vikingøyen Bukkøy ( Juli 2000 )
From the Viking island Bukkøy 

Tellnesauksjonen

Junibildet 1/100: "Viking"
Ta en titt - og gi bud
 

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June 16: Another fine day
June 15: Even more sun
June 14: Sun again
June 13: Some rain
June 12: Fine day - wind from north
June 11: Fine day     "            "
Jun 10: Fine, sunny day with a bit too much wind
Jun 09: Fine weather day, sun and summer
Jun 08: Bad weather day
Jun 7: Grey day - rain and northern wind
Jun 6: Overcast with sunny glimpses
Jun 5: Overcast, grey day
Jun 4: Overcast, grey day, but without rain 
Jun 1-3: Changing, with some sun. Breeze from north
May 31: Sunny day again - fine warm day
May 30: Changing / Skiftende
May 29: Morning rain, later on fine, sunny weather
May 28: Light morning rain - later on fog
May 24: Splendid day in Hardanger, but some clouds over haugalandet.
May 22: Overcast - sum sunny glimpses
May 21: Scattered clouds
May 20: Scattered clouds
May 19: Overcast and rain in the morning, later on scattered clouds and fine day. N wind.
May 18: Rain and rough, northern wind
May17: Overcast, very light wind, finer during the day - even sunny
May16: Overcast, wind and showers
May15: Morning fog, sunny, but chilly
May14: Fine day, but cold with light fog clouds and northern wind.
May13: Morning fog, later on chilly, but sunny
May12: Sunny day, but fog in the afternoon and evening
May 8-11: Sun only, and warmer every day
May 7: Sunny
May 5: Sunny
May 4: Sunny, but cold wind
May 3: Sunny
Apr 30: Grey day, the rain waited until the king left Sveio
Apr 29: Fine day, scattered clouds after a grey morning.
Apr 28: Fine, sunny day
Apr 27: 
Apr 26: Overcast and rain
Apr 25: Sunny until 8.30 AM, Rain at 10.45. Showers the rest of the day
Apr 24: Grey morning, blue evening
Apr 23: Fine Monday, too
Apr 22: Splendid Sunday
Apr 21: Beautiful Saturday
Apr 20: Fine from the morning
Apr 19: Overcast morning, later on fine sunny day
Apr 16: Overcast in the morning, later on bluesky, but strong, northern wind
Apr 13-15: Rain / slush and strong wind
Apr 12: Blue sky, but still the cold wind
Apr 11: Blue sky and a lot of sun, but cold because of the northern wind.
Apr 10: Overcast, later on glimpses of sunny
Apr 08: Beautiful, sunny day until afternoon. Overcast evening.
Apr 07: Fine day, light clouds
Apr 06: Fine day, some clouds at 4.30PM
Apr 05: Showers
Apr 04: Rain and wind
Apr 03: Rain in the morning, later on overcast
Apr 02: Overcast / Rain
Apr 01: Overcast morning, later on fine
Mar 30: Overcast
Mar 29: Overcast, som wet snow in the evening
Mar 28: Fine day, but rough and cold wind
Mar 27: Fine day, some clouds and cold wind
Mar 26: Fine day ( it's still cold in the morning all these fine day's)
Mar 25: Fine day
Mar 24: Fine day
Mar 23: Fine day
Mar 22: Fine day
Mar 21: Fine day
Mar 20: Fine day
Mar 18: Another fine day, in spite of scattered clouds and even very light snow, but still fine
Mar 17: Fine day
Mar 15: Freezing morning - blue sky - all sunny
Mar 14: Overcast in the morning. At 12AM: all blue sky
Mar 13: Beautiful day, almost like spring
Mar 11: Rain, but not constantly, foggy
Mar 10: Overcast, some rain
Mar 09: Overcast, some rain (+6C in the morning)
Mar 06: Rain in the morning, later on overcast
Mar 05: Morning: Overcast, wind,  +1C but freezing
Mar 04: (Sunday) Overcast with some Hail, almost rain in the afternoon
Mar 03: More snow
Mar 02: Freezing and blue skyin the morning. Later on snow storm
Mar 01: Much more snow during the night, later on fine day

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