The Vikings Have Landed! by fishers

The Vikings Have Landed!

Yes it was the school half term holiday last week, so the annual York Viking Festival was back in business.

This shot is an impression of a Viking ship and was amongst many displays of crafts, arts and souvenirs on show and on sale in Parliament Street and St Sampsons Square.

The Viking invasion of York took place on November 1st 866AD and was led by Ivar The Boneless who along with King Halfden renamed the city Jorvik. The Vikings who settled in York were mainly a peaceful bunch despite what we read about their bloody campaigns in other places.

The Vikings farmed the land and were craftsmen, traders, artists, engineers and ship builders. Over the one hundred years that York was under Viking rule the city prospered considerably.

Today the Viking heritage is still celebrated in the city, through the Scandinavian name for a road, ‘Gata’, which appears in street names such as Stonegate and Petergate, to the well known Jorvik Viking Centre which takes visitors on a journey back in time to relive everyday Viking life.

Ian
Great pic and storry👍😊
February 19th, 2024  
Looks like a fun festival for winter.
February 19th, 2024  
Is there someone sleeping under that boat ? :)
February 19th, 2024  
Good capture
February 19th, 2024  
This is so awesome
February 19th, 2024  
Nice pic. Ivar the Boneless is a scary name. I read that he had brittle bone disease.
February 19th, 2024  
A great fun festival and info
February 19th, 2024  
Nice photo and interesting text.
February 19th, 2024  
What a super festival to have on during school holidays.
February 19th, 2024  
What a great way to celebrate the festival
February 19th, 2024  
A neat story and a fun celebration!
February 19th, 2024  
Sounds like a great festival. My ancestry is Viking and our lot landed in Yorkshire.
February 19th, 2024  
Clever thing
February 19th, 2024  
Great capture
February 19th, 2024  
Nice shot and narrative
February 20th, 2024  
Lovely shot and narrative. The Vikings were great explorers.
February 20th, 2024  
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Thank you all for your lovely comments and favs, they are very much appreciated.

I enjoyed my wander around the displays, there is such a lot to see, though sadly a few of the displays are rather tacky. The Vikings mad a significant impact on the UK, and many of us will carry at least some Viking genes. The travels of the Vikings are a remarkable story.

Ian
February 20th, 2024  
@pdulis

Not sure what it is, but it could be someone asleep, or perhaps the body of a victim of Eric Bloodaxe, or perhaps the packed lunches for all the Vikings taking part in the event!

Ian
February 20th, 2024  
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