Horse and rider in the late Viking Age 
Equestrian burial in perspective

International conference in Skanderborg, Denmark. 
Open for all interested.

The Fregerslev Project was initiated in 2017 after the discovery of an exceptionally well-equipped equestrian burial from the 10th century at Fregerslev near Skanderborg, Denmark. This conference presents the preliminary results of the research project and seeks to place the burial in a wider context. On the first day of the conference, the research team will present the burial and the analyses of its contents. On the second day, we aim to explore the social, political, cultural and religious background of equestrian burial in southern Scandinavia. Was the burial from Fregerslev and others like it, an expression of a new powerful elite? New religious symbolism? New funerary rituals? New cultural impulses and changing values? The conference invites an open debate on the equestrian burials and their significance in Viking-Age society.

Practical information concerning the conference

PROGRAM: See the program here.
Dates: the 27^th and 28^th of June, 2019.
Location: Fælleden
Skanderborg Fælled 1
8660 Skanderborg, Denmark
Price for the conference: 500 kr. and 250 kr. for students. This includes breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake for both days.
Price for the banquet (optional) on the 27^th of June: 525 kr. which includes 3 courses, 3 glasses of wine, coffee and tea.
Contact: Mette Nyman Kvist, mnk@museumskanderborg.dk (+45 86 52 24 99)

REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT
Register to the conference and the banquet by writing an e-mail to mnk@museumskanderborg.dk before the 1st of June.
Please send the following information:
Full name and occupation.
Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions or special considerations.

Payment can be made via banktransfer to Nordea Bank Danmark A/S.
Reg.: 2640 and account number: 6650081855.
IBAN DK6020006650081855
Swiftcode NDEADKKK
Remember to write your name and the word ‘conference’.
Your registration to both the conference and the banquet is valid when you have received a confirmation of your payment.
Please note, that registration to both the conference and the banquet is binding after the 15th of June. After this date, refund is not possible.

Suggestion for hotel booking
We recommend Hotel Skanderborg Park, which is close to Fælleden, where the conference is taking place.
The price is 862.60 kr. for a single room.
Double room: 1.231 kr.
For reservation: reservation can only be made by contacting Hotel Skanderborg Park directly via e-mail reception@skanderborgpark.dk or phone 0045 89 93 33 10
Read more here: Skanderborg Park Hotel

Best regards

Museum Skanderborg

and The project group:

Anne Pedersen, Silke Eisenschmidt, Søren Sindbæk, Hoda El-Sharnouby,

Henrik Rosenlund Knudsen, Ejvind Hertz, Merethe Schifter Bagge

and Lene Høst-Madsen.