Iron Age Roundhouse

Travel back in time to experience life in Northern Europe over 2000 years ago with this Iron Age Roundhouse build.

Behind their protective wooden wall and sturdy gate, the family tend to their pigs, grow their crops, milk their goat, collect honey from their bees, and eggs from their hens. A well provides fresh water and, inside the roundhouse itself, is a fire to provide light and heat (perfect for cooking a pot of tasty stew!). There's also a comfy straw filled sleeping area and plenty of storage space to stock up for the winter. Accessories include a quern stone for grinding corn and a bow/arrow and spear (perfect for hunting or defending themselves from wild beasts or rival tribes!).

I'm a big history fan and this build is inspired by local archaeological sites and museum exhibits. As the Romans never reached here, houses like this lasted well into the Viking period and remains of them can still be seen.

The enclosure itself is 32x32 studs and includes a pig pen with a woven effect fence, some crops, a well, a post to tie up the goat and 2 simple beehives (based on an ancient type called a log hive). The roundhouse has an easily removable roof and fully detailed interior. The build features 3 minifigures, a pig and piglet, a goat, 2 hens and a bee! The small quern stone actually rotates and the enclosure gates can be opened.

I think the set would be perfect for fellow history fans and would also go well with other LEGO themes and minifigures such as the Roman CMFs, Vikings and Fantasy themes and even Castle/Medieval layouts.

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