Find traces of the Viking Age in Odense
Viking Age stories fascinate people all over the world and in Odense they live on to this day. Odense's Viking history offers unique experiences such as the area around Harald Bluetooth's ring fortress Nonnebakken and Canute the Holy's last remains and much more.
What to see
As one of Denmark's oldest cities, Odense has a unique cultural heritage that can be experienced and explored in the modern metropolis that Odense has become.
Viking Ring Fortress Nonnebakken
Viking Castle Nonnebakken
The Viking castle at Nonnebakken was one of at least five known ring castles, which King Harald Bluetooth built around 980. The others are Aggersborg at the Limfjord, Fyrkat a...
Odin's Odense - Iron Age and Viking Age
Join us for an adventure at the Iron Age Village of Odin's Odense, a unique ancient environment that brings 2,000 years of history to life!
Odense Cathedral - St. Canute's Church
Odense Cathedral was built in the 14th century. It is a Gothic cathedral with a high and bright nave, and in the crypt you will find the remains of Saint Canute, Denmark's last Viking king. The cathed...
Canute the Holy
King Canute was very a important figure in Odense's history during his reign from 1080 to 1086. Aelnoths Saga written in Odense around 1120 tells the story of the king who was killed by rebellious pea...
Vor Frue Church in Odense
Vor Frue Kirke (The Church of Our Lady) is the oldest church in the city, dating from the end of the 12th century. A wooden church stood on this site as early as the 10th century, later replaced by a ...
Odense Convent of Noble Maidens
In 1716 Karen Brahe founded a convent for unmarried women of Danish nobility. She was a Danish aristocrat and book collector. Unusually for the time, she grew up to run her fathers estate, and, after ...
St. Alban's Church
St Albani's Church is the Catholic church in Odense and serves primarily immigrants from Poland and Germany, but also a large group of Vietnamese Catholics who live here. Today's Albani Church is not ...
Greyfriar's Abbey
Graabrødre Kloster is a historical Franciscan monastery founded by King Erik Klipping in 1279. He donated his royal estate and its associated buildings to the Franciscan monks. This was a common pract...