10 Old Scandinavian architecture
Old Scandinavian architecture
In the early viking and medieval era within the Scandinavian area buildings were crafted from the forests of the land surrounding the rivers and bays. The most common form of building was the traditional log cabin, a small square building made from interlocking tree logs. With the plentiful resource of trees, The people from this era became master craftsmen with wood and would later craft many things from these skills, with the viking long boat being the main. with this they became a people of the sea and used these wooden long boats for gathering food like fishing and whaling and also doing there most famous thing raiding.
Log construction was especially suited to Scandinavia, where straight, tall tree trunks from pine and spruce are readily available. A log cabin can be erected from scratch in days by a family. These buildings were easy to repair, reuse or even move as the logs were easy to dissemble. damaged logs can be lifted out and replaced. As Scandinavia is a cold climate filling gaps between longs and building dirt mounds around the houses was done to help insulate the buildings.
key types of buildings include: longhouses, boating houses and ritual buildings.
Unlike most eras of architecture religious buildings were much like the normal housing as compared to other religions old Norse religion was not confined within a building and was mostly performed outside.
In the early viking and medieval era within the Scandinavian area buildings were crafted from the forests of the land surrounding the rivers and bays. The most common form of building was the traditional log cabin, a small square building made from interlocking tree logs. With the plentiful resource of trees, The people from this era became master craftsmen with wood and would later craft many things from these skills, with the viking long boat being the main. with this they became a people of the sea and used these wooden long boats for gathering food like fishing and whaling and also doing there most famous thing raiding.
Log construction was especially suited to Scandinavia, where straight, tall tree trunks from pine and spruce are readily available. A log cabin can be erected from scratch in days by a family. These buildings were easy to repair, reuse or even move as the logs were easy to dissemble. damaged logs can be lifted out and replaced. As Scandinavia is a cold climate filling gaps between longs and building dirt mounds around the houses was done to help insulate the buildings.
key types of buildings include: longhouses, boating houses and ritual buildings.
Unlike most eras of architecture religious buildings were much like the normal housing as compared to other religions old Norse religion was not confined within a building and was mostly performed outside.
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