Medieval Trondheim

This exhibition mainly attempts to recreate life in Trondheim in the Catholic Middle Ages, around 1050–1537. The smells and the dirt must be brought to life in the visitor’s own mind, in a town based on objects and remains of buildings discovered under the streets of Trondheim.

The moist layers of soil have preserved clothes, shoes, cups and vessels, toys, etc. so well that you can almost sense the people from the Middle Ages. The oldest log houses in Norway are found in Trondheim, and the houses are rebuilt to reflect the way they looked as indicated by archaeological findings.

The church was an important part of everyone’s daily life. Poor and rich alike were buried on the grave yards. Studies of skeletons reveal difficult circumstances with a lot of diseases and toil. The Medieval exhibition was opened in 1997.

Virtual medieval times

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Curious about what Trondheim looked like in the Middle ages? What it was like with the narrow streets, tiny wooden houses - and the many churces? Why not watch these animated movies?