Where better to hang up the sword for a day or two, pull up a flagon of mead or ten, and celebrate Yule, the winter solstice, Modraniht or any other end-of-year pagan festivity, than the village long house, and at the Thegn's expense? This building represents a traditional Longhouse of the Anglo-Saxon era at the time of the Viking invasions / the reign of Alfred the Great. It is in 28mm scale and designed for the wargaming table, but is of wider interest to those interested in the Dark Ages period. It will also be suitable for a viking building et al.