The Iron Age village of Lethra lies between hills and green commons on the shores of Bue Lake. Fences and a palisade protect the seven thatched wattle-and-daub houses. Cattle, sheep and horses graze in front of the village while hens and geese scurry around between the houses. The village goats have to be tethered – otherwise they eat the thatched roofs.

Outside the village you find the smithy and, in the forest near by, the Sacrificial Bog.

The period illustrated is 200 BC to 200 AD. At that time a mighty empire – the Roman Empire – lay only a few hundred kilometres to the south of Denmark’s present border. All of Northern Africa, Western, Southern and Eastern Europe and Asia Minor were conquered and under the control of the Romans, but they never managed to gain a foothold north of the Rhine and in Scandinavia.

During the high season ordinary families live in the village as Prehistoric Families, and throughout the whole season do-it-yourself activities are arranged for the public visiting the village.