Abandoned Movie Set Rotting Away 

Little did we know the pyramids of Egypt Where a movie set . Left by the aliens

Honestly this looks like a very peaceful place to start an actual village

10 years of weathering just makes it look more authentic

Those huts are the equivalent of videogame houses you can't enter.

This is really going to confuse some archaeologists in about 500 years when the find out. Lol.

As soon as he left, the Vikings came out of their hiding places.

I can't believe how primitively they lived just 10 years ago, truly amazing to see

Everything changed, when the Dragon attacked Helgen.

Well, now that it's rotting away, it looks way more authentic.

My uncle has a friend that worked on this set. Edit: I asked my uncle and he had a chat with his friend I got a message in Norwegian but I tried my best to translate it “The film site was in planning suppose to be in a city in Iceland in a big building but the prices to rent or buy such a building were so high cost so they took some time to look for a new place and after a while they found the farm owner who wanted to give a fair price as long as he gets to decide what to do with the set afterwards messing he could tell us to tear it down or he could keep it if he likes it. He ended up keeping it and I visited it 3 years after building the set and he takes a small payment for people to come see it. We did finish the set or at least 90 percent but as I saw later a lot of it has deteriorated over the years. The movie was cancelled due to funding issues later on. The script was as close to Finnish as it was gonna get but there were debates about two parts of the movie the ending and an action in the center of the movie. They also had problem getting the actors as they wanted all people to speak Icelandic but had problems finding Icelandic actors. They were going to make a compromise and have some other Scandinavian actors speaking as close to Icelandic but again there were many disagreements. In the end the costs of all the workers like myself go to much and at the last month and the second last month we did not even get payed (but we get payed afterwards) therefore they shut down production due to the money problems and took up a loan to pay off the remaining people. “ Here is a second message I got the day after “I forgot to say this I have actually been called a few months ago from the company I was working with when I work on making the building site and they wanted to hire me back because someone is going to film a new Viking age film here not the one back in 2010. So I will be going back soon to help restore the site if it goes through and we get it sorted out with plans. All I know is the movie will be called “Vikingr” they are still working on script and planing if it will be a film or a series. But there is also an Icelandic leader of the movie but he is not the same of the old movie. So I was glad to hear this because I always felt bad nothing happened to the site” I actually searched it up afterwards to confirm it here is the link www.imdb.com/title/tt4109406/ I did not find the Icelandic leader of the film but I guess more information will come later.

i literally thought “omg it’s the set from shrek” completely ignoring the fact that that movie is animated.

Building all that and it will never be used.. sad in a way puting all that time into it.

Vikings covered there/their roofs in grass so enemy aircraft bombers couldn't see them.

Be really funny if it wasn’t a movie set and the whole village returned from hunting to find him snooping around in their house. 😂😂

Bruh, if I was homeless and lived in Iceland... you best believe imma be living as a viking.

I’m surprised he didn’t find some homeless guy just vibing in there

Sad thing is they can grow grass on a roof better than I can on my lawn.

I think that concrete house was there before, and they just camouflaged it as a rock instead of tearing it down.

Bruh just like go there and film a movie they already made the set.

There's something fascinating about abandoned places.

1000 years from now, this will be a very confusing archeological site found

This explains all the old temples, pyramids and other artifacts they were forgotten movie sets.

Homeless people: "it's free real estate"

that concrete barn thing was probably an abandoned home already there, they just built the mountain around it

u know what strikes me immidiatly, these houses are all made of wood, yet their is not a single tree around...

That's an impressive recreation. It's a shame it was never used and is slowly rotting away. Lumber is a fairly rare resource in Iceland.

At 5:45 I realised I visited that house in my childhood. I remember the stairs, and the planks in front of the door and that weird white old oven right in the entrance for some reason. Pretty crazy to see, since that memory was almost gone. This was probably around 12, 13 years ago. I remember there was nothing else around there at the time, so if this clarifies anything, they did not build that house for the movie. It is just an old abandoned house that they were gonna build around probably. But wow it is strange to watch a video that feels like a memory.

If I was who I was 30 years ago and came across this set as a kid, I would totally enact a scene where I was a hero who came back home to find my once peaceful village was now deserted and I would run around frantically pretending to look for my loved ones, then sit on contemplate seeking revenge on those who destroyed my home and go off on another journey.

This could still serve it's purpose as it's authentically 'aged' now. Especially for a low budget production. Just needs a safety assessment and some tidy up.

Someone should turn this into an Air BnB, with some TLC this would be an incredible place to stay

It's weird to think that something like this probably took AGES to build in the past but now they're built for entertainment and end up never being used.

Does anyone else constantly fantasize about living in a small rustic village like this, making those houses so cozy...

For a second , I thought this was a movie set from Lord of the Rings.

Where's all the LARP'ers? They would have a field day there...

I guess you could say it's now *Free Real estate*

this feels like someone is using noclip to get inside buildings in an open world game

Damn those vikings were advanced, electricity and switchboard 1 thousand years ahead of time!

Now that the buildings are all aged and covered in grass & moss, it would be excellent for a short duration of filming at the right time of year. It was amazing to see all of this, and I love how you go the extra distance to show the inside and small details. Again, another great video! Thanks!

Imagine if at midnight the village comes alive like “spirit away” and you see all the viking spirits doing their routine And your stuck until morning

This is where the Tellitubbies was filmed

I'm betting that "home base" was original to the property, and they hid it. This was great!

I don’t know man, looks perfect for a hellblade movie

*people 100 years later*: hmmm yes, this is a building from 100 years go. People used to live in here.

The Vikings abandoned that village after they learned that toothless was heading their way.

Guys it's obvious why it was left unused. Because when they first built it, it would look way too new. So they let it sit in the weather for a decade or two, then film there when the village looks nice and worn out.

I suspect that building with the oven in it was already there, and they built the "stone" around it to disguise it.

Imagine leaving the town after filming and you find out the whole world is like that

A bit 2 windy. But none the less it would be a dream to live in a place like that if only food was not an issue.

Theres a cult leader somewhere buying him and his pals 1 way plane tickets to their new pre made village lol

That film crew is still there in the distance Chris, they're just waiting for the fog to lift!

The turf on the surfaces makes it look beautiful honestly

almost thought this was lord of the rings

the house.. that actually looks like a house, was exactly that, a house. it was not originally a part of the moive set

10 years and it still looks that good if that was in the US everything would’ve been tagged and full of crackheads

Thanks for interesting video. One of my grandfathers came from Iceland and it’s always cool to catch a glimpse of that country.

I think the house building was there already and everything was built around it, then they disguised the house as a "mountain". Most movies don't build a big house as "base" but use trailers and gazebos.

What an amazing find! Thank you for sharing this!!

Don't let Michael Bay film there, he'll probably blow it all up...

Had the privilege to visit this place in August. Such a cool spot

Your videos are perfectly paced with a great balance of narration and silence. Well done.

Very cool explore...love the living roof tops...amazing- thanks for sharing!

Thanks Chris, it must have been a pretty hard existence back in the day for vikings especially living in an area like that and coping with the unforgiving weather. Thanks for showing us around and for sharing. x

Just came back from Iceland last year....man would have loved to visit that site. Thanks for sharing.

It scares me that you’re off on your own in these desolate places. Anything freaky or scary could happen and who’d hear you if you were in trouble. I love places like this but I’d need a buddy to go with, just in case. Be safe Chris wherever you roam. It’s a treat watching your adventures 🌟

Imagine walking around and finding a dead body there...

I would soooo freaking live there.

that is actually an orc stronghold, they're in the mines right now

I love this, it evokes so many feelings. The hubris of man, building entire towns that are hollow inside just for entertainment. The abandoned feeling, truely there are ghosts living here. The absurdity of such a thing existing in the middle of nowhere. The fact that life goes on eternally, evidenced by the still-growing grass roofs. etc, etc.

They built the movie set on top of the ruins of what once would have been a large prosperous farm.

Seems like a waste of money for never being used.

It is Floki's 'Asgard', that his people built then finally abandoned.

This village was sponsored by raid shadow legends.

The hiking and photography mecca over there. I hope to one day explore this country.

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Iceland has always been on my bucket list. What a great vlog thank you. 👍

really cool! Thanks for showing us!

Anyone else nervous everytime he went into one of those dark buildings?

6:16 Little known fact, Vikings were some of the best electricians.

Wow! This place is so spectacularly gorgeous! It actually looks like it was only recently created! It has really held up well. It looks like such a great place to have events, for photoshoots, to talk about the history .... so sad to see it abandoned.

Not going to lie this would literally be the perfect set for a very elaborate D&D game.

This is interesting. Beautiful in its own way. I'd love to have seen it when it was fresh.. I enjoyed your adventure..

In about 100 years, some archeologist is going to be very confused.

I really liked this video. I'm always interested in "behind the scenes" of movies and even though this one wasn't used, it is cool anyway! Thanks for exploring it and sharing!

Beautiful so glad I got to see it

This man found a Minecraft village

I had to laugh when you yelled “What the heck am I touching?” Ha!” What did you touch? That couldn’t have been cheap to build. Never used and left to rot. Makes you wonder what movie it was built for.

Clearly an old farm house and barn that they built around and enhanced. Brilliant workmanship.

Awesome! Thank you.

Game of Thrones and The vikings and several other high profile series was filmed in Iceland. I do believe parts of Braveheart was also filmed there. Why do you think it wasn't used? Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.

Maybe that house made of concrete blocks was there before they built the movie set & they just adapted it?

i randomly found this plae when i was traveling Iceland. Feelt so lucky to randomly stumble upon it. I had no clue it existed when researching my trip.

Very cool. Thanks for sharing

Imagine seeing 300 vikings coming towards you in the distance

Bear Gryls: Oh, look a village, that means i made it to civilization. See you in next epis... Hold on a second!

I feel bad for the people who built it. They put in a lot of effort but it never made it into a film. Somebody should use it for a movie someday. It's a very cool place.

Each building is the beginning of a healthy structure! Bess believe id be up in there living and loving it!

Very liveable for me! Love the off grid life! I'd find 1 spot to live and worked restoring on that site the rest of my life.

imagine the crew set up hidden cameras an when the movies comes out the post credit scene is this dude just walking around lost 😂 I dub it viking trolls

Wow that is so neat. Thank you

Bless you going all that way to go see this . it really is a shame that it was built but never used .. maybe they ran out of funding for the movie/series. A lot of the structures are intact but who knows they may go back to renovate it one day .. great explore huni stay safe x