A key point of the festival is when people dressed as Vikings fill the streets of York and march through the city to Coppergate – where a Viking town was discovered beneath the ground in the ...

Thousands of people from across the globe are to descend on York as a popular Viking festival returns to the city. Mead tasting, Viking knitting, wire-weaving and more Norse-themed activities will ...

Vikings have taken over York as the popular festival celebrating all things Norse gets underway in the city. The JORVIK ...

Thousands of people are expected to converge on York as Europe's largest Viking festival returns to the city. The city-wide annual celebration of Norse history runs until 18 February. Organisers ...

The festival features a number of events, re-enactments and displays A spectacular Viking battle will be the highlight of this year's Jorvik Viking festival, according to organisers. The annual ...

Further events at the festival, which concludes on Wednesday, include authentic Viking market traders in ... Dr Steven Ashby, of the University of York’s archaeology department, will explain ...

The city of York in north-east England is once again hosting Europe's biggest Viking celebration, the Jorvik Viking Festival, from 12 to 18 February. Inspired by the festival of Jolablot ...

YORK marked the end of its Viking Festival with a dramatic finale at the weekend. The city has been reliving its vibrant Viking roots during the nine-day Jorvik Viking Festival, thought to be the ...

Re-enactors representing the rival armies of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons march at Clifford's Tower in York City during the Jorvik Viking Festival on February 17, 2018, in York, England.

Europe's largest Viking festival is set to return to York for its 40th year. The Jorvik Viking Festival will run from February 17 to 23 and promises a host of events and activities to 'entertain ...