Moesgård Viking Moot

Viking Age reenactment
StatusActive
GenreHistorical reenactment
Date(s)Last week of July
FrequencyAnnually
VenueMoesgård Museum
Location(s)Aarhus
CountryDenmark
Years active1977 - present
Previous event2023
Next event2024
Participants1,400 (2015)
Attendance24,400 (2015)
AreaMoesgård Beach

Moesgård Viking Moot is an annual historical reenactment event in Aarhus, Denmark with a week-long viking market and mock battles. It is the largest Viking Age reenactment event in Denmark and is held on and near the beaches at Moesgård Museum. There are no permanent structures in the area so a temporary tent camp with markets, blacksmiths and kitchens is erected, modelled after the Great Heathen Army. On the last two days of the event, tiding tournaments, single combat contests and mock battles are performed, featuring up to a 1000 participants and an Icelandic horse cavalry.

The event was held for the first time in 1977. The reenactment was founded by Moesgård Museum which had previously held a weekend of lectures and crafts for children. In 1977 it was expanded to a week long event, with a market for jewellery, clothing and weapons. The market has since grown and is now the largest of its kind in Scandinavia.