Isle of Berk

The **Isle of Berk**, also known as **Berk**, is a relatively small island that serves as the primary setting for the Valerix franchise.

This island was previously home to the Hooligan Tribe and many dragons as well, but was liberated by Ashley and became the new home for all the furies.

## Official Description

* Ashley's Archipelacyclopedia
* Interactive Map

Berk, was once a home for viking and dragons alike. But after Grimmel attacked ferociously looking for the last Night Fury, Toothless, the hooligans packed and left for a new home known as New Berk. Now reliberated and a new home for the furies, Berk is fully protected by the fog circle that protects the Archipelago, where all dragons on Berk can feel safe.

**"This is Berk, a dragon-friendly utopia jointly led by new chief, Hiccup, and his best friend, Toothless, the reigning Alpha of all dragons. Much has changed on Berk in the five years since Hiccup and Toothless bonded and showed Vikings and dragons alike that coexistence between their species is not just a possibility — it’s the way of the future."**

*"The catapults and trebuchets that once dominated Berk’s towers during wartime have now given way to aqueducts, wing-inspired windmills, and Dragon Racing bleachers. Similar changes also occurred beneath Berk’s surface, where a reinforced hangar, complete stables, feeding troughs, and a dragon wash now occupy the old Whispering Death catacombs. Despite Drago Bludvist’s vicious attack on the island, Berk survived the Bewilderbeast’s barrage and emerged from the fray stronger than ever. Now joined by the full complement of Valka’s flock and the liberated members of Drago’s army, the people of Berk take to the skies on the backs of their dragons to protect their home and spread their message of peace."*
## Geography

Berk is a small island that Hiccup states is twelve days north of "Hopelessness" and a few degrees south of "Freezing to Death", though such places are not confirmed to exist in the franchise and are likely an inspiration of Hiccup's sarcasm. He also says that it is located on the "Meridian of Misery" in the Barbaric Archipelago.

Berk is a rather round island, similar in shape to an oval, and it looks quite small on maps. Unlike many other islands, it has very few sea stacks. However, it contains many interesting geological landforms such as rocky arches and cliffs, beaches, waterfalls, streams, and several large forests. There is also a massive cavern under the village which now serves as a space for dragon stables.
According to the episode "The Longest Day", Berk receives two weeks of the midnight sun every year, putting it roughly 70 km south of the Arctic Circle at a latitude of around 65 degrees, 54 minutes North.

## Notable places

A rather large number of places are introduced around Berk.

### Town of Anderson

The Hooligan village (now renamed to the Town of Anderson) is where the former vikings and the Anderson members live. The village is filled with large houses with an architectural theme of dragons, and the homes are built on land with a slope. As the island was abandoned by Grimmel and the Northern Alliance for a thousand years, most of the buildings have had to be reconstructed and rebuilt.

### Anderson's Hall

The Great Hall (now renamed Anderson's Hall) is the centrepiece of the island, serving as a communal hall for the Andersons. They gather to meet, eat, and discuss political matters within its walls. A long set of stone steps lead ceremoniously to its entrance. It is arguably the most important and iconic structure on Berk. The Great Hall is considered the heart of Berk due to its importance.

### Docks

The Docks in Berk have large individual docks for loading and unloading large cargo into the ships. The docks are built from the large cliff of Raven Point. A wooden walkway is built above the docks to view the ships from. Two large Viking statues with eternal flames in their mouths guard the waters entering the Berk Docks.