The Vikings are Coming!

It's mid- February and the Viking Invasion of York has occurred once more. The Jorvik Viking Festival is in its 31st year and for a whole week Viking invaders can be seen on the streets of York calling on Odin and generally creating mayhem and education!

These scary looking invaders were marching through Coppergate to the eye of York where they proceeded to demonstrate their fighting skills.

Katharine

[Miley]

Cool

[bkb in the city]

Great shot. Our recent Deep Freeze Festival had a Viking theme

[Molly]

Wouldn't like to come face to face with this one on a dark night! Well captured.

[Ivan]

Amazing candid - those costumes!!!

[Julia]

Fun shot

[Graham Thresher]

Great candid

[Dianne]

Great shot and interesting story to go with it!

[Pyrrhula]

Great candid of this nice historical event.

[Richard Sayer]

Sounds like a fun festival - I wouldn't want to fall out with the leader!

[gloria jones]

Great shot, details...I watch a series called the Vikings on the History channel...a really authentic, historical series

[Lynne Hart]

Don't often witness a Viking invasion!! Looks like he's coming straight for you. Wonderful.

[Kim Crisp]

Scary! Great capture.

[Raymond Milsted]

Nice historical shot

[Fisher Family]

@miley89 @juliac @thresheg Thank you. The festival is a lot of fun. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity Yes, I remember you saying that in a post. These events are a lot of fun and offer great photo opportunities. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin The leader looks a bit of a bruiser. He was great fun. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ivan The costumes are great and very well researched by the participants. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dide @pyrrhula Thank you. Its a great fun event. They even have some animals and a small boat in Kings Square in York. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@vignouse It is great fun. The leader was wonderful and had a voice to match his size - just as well as he was doing a commentary on the fighting that occurred shortly after this was taken. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@seattlite Thanks. sounds an interesting programme, will have to look it up. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@lhart He was, I had to flatten against the wall as he went past. He really went for the invader motif complete with shouts of Odin and calling on various gods. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@kimcrisp @ray_milsted Thank you. Its quite a fun event with lots of activities for children. katharine

[Pete Roberts]

I don't think I would argue with him Katharine. Nice shot

[Fisher Family]

@pjr I didn't argue with him, just jumped out of his way after I took the photo. Thought he would go over me rather than round me! katharine