About one thousand years ago, a man named Fraði died in Sweden. His kinsmen raised a granite runestone to his memory in Denmark. The inscription tells us that Fraði was the“first among all Vikings” and that he was a “terror of men.” What did Fraði do that caused him to be memorialized with this stone? What was this society that immortalized men like Fraði in a stone that has stood for one thousand years, people who were men of terror?
Head along to Preston Park Museum as we celebrate everything Viking, from battle re-enactments, traditional crafts and drop-in activities for families!
In conjunction with the exhibition Valhalla, join us for a fun-filled family day of Viking mania. Suitable for families!
Features many individual cases, extracting their stories of wounds, sickness and death from chronicles, miracle collections, surgeries, government records and other documents.
In 2022 Vikingfest in the preHistorisch Dorp will last not 3, but 4 days! During Ascension, from 26 to 29 May, the open-air museum in Eindhoven will be flooded with Vikings from all over Europe. They travel to come here to fight, trade, demonstrate, tell and much more…
From the 26th to the 29th of May 2022 the Viking Market Jork takes place for the 14th time. More than 400 Viking traders, craftsmen and fighters from all over Europe set up their tents around a wooden ring castle, which was built especially for the Viking market in Jork Neuenschleuse. Visitors can experience how they lived in the period from the 7th to the 11th century and immerse themselves in this special atmosphere.
Visit the Vikings encampment and browse the market stalls! There are plenty of stalls selling everything from jewelry to clothes, soap to honey wine, weaponry to toys.
It smells of smoke, food and horses, and the wind carries the sound of foreign tongues and roaring Vikings across the square. Meet real Vikings and make a good bargain at the stalls. Get close to the Icelandic horses, shoot at the target with the longbow and stand in the front row for the wildest warrior shows.
Immerse yourself in the colorful market bustle of the craftsmen and traders of Haithabu and enjoy the spring sun with us.
The first Slane Castle Viking Festival will be held on May 21st and 22nd and promises to be a fantastic weekend for all the family.
Make sure to save the date and look out for full festival details, which will be launched later this month online at visitardsandnorthdown.com and visitmournemountains.co.uk Embrace your inner Viking and join the invasion this March!