Viking Tent And Awning

The viking tent has a second door for greater ventilation and versatility.

Viking tent and awning. Mankato tent awning in north mankato has been manufacturing custom awnings boat covers tarps and industrial curtains since 1943. Since many have asked me how this pavilion is constructed i will try here to explain and illustrate as best i can my adaptation. The vikings also erected elaborate tents. This is a one piece tent.

The original tent was a very long 17 by 14 wide and 11 tall. Evidence for viking and saxon tents is hard to come by. The tents have likely been part of the ship equipment. I have constructed two a frame style pavilions over the years and have adopted a study creatively anachronistic resemblance to the viking tent for use in the sca.

Lots of room with only 5 poles needed for set up. The tent deck awning found with the gokstad ship burial has been used as the basis for large a framed tents but whether this structure was ever in fact used as a free standing tent on land is contentious. Two basic types are in general use by re enactors. Viking awnings more 302 harper st mankato mn 56001 rated 5 based on 1 review christopher did an excellent job on our pontoon cover.

Viking tents are known from boat graves in norway i e. The ship was camped by putting up the tent within the ship but it could also be used on land. A square roof portion with a base that forms an octagon. Our version is scaled down for ease of transporting and more general use but can adhere to the original dimensions if requested.

Along with that they offer a wide variety of rental tents for large and small outdoor events.