Thursday, 12 February 2015

The Vikings are coming!

THE annual Jorvik Viking Festival (February 14-22) is a celebration of York’s Viking heritage organized by the York Archaeological Trust. 

The largest Viking festival in Europe, it attracts more than 40,000 visitors to the city and commemorates the celebrations – called Jolablot– the Vikings held each February to welcome the approach of spring and the end of winter hardships.

http://jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/festivals/jorvik-viking-festival


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