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The trust recreated the excavated part of Jorvik on the site, peopled with figures, sounds and smells, as well as pigsties, fish market and latrines, with a view to bringing the Viking city fully to life using innovative interpretative methods. The Jorvik Viking Centre was designed by John Sunderland [2] and opened in April 1984. [3]
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Scandinavian York or Viking [a] York (Old Norse: Jórvík) is a term used by historians for what is now Yorkshire [b] during the period of Scandinavian domination from late 9th century until it was annexed and integrated into England after the Norman Conquest; in particular, it is used to refer to York, the city controlled by these kings and earls.
Dublinia is a historical recreation (or living history) museum and visitor attraction in Dublin, Ireland, focusing on the Viking and Medieval history of the city. Dublinia is located in a part of Dublin's Christ Church Cathedral, known as the Synod hall.
DIG: an archaeological adventure (formerly the Archaeological Resource Centre), in St Saviour's Church (YAT) Fairfax House, a Georgian house run by York Civic Trust; JORVIK Viking Centre (YAT) The King's Manor, now part of the University of York; The Mansion House, the Georgian house of York's Lord Mayors; Medieval churches of York including:
Jorvik Viking Centre The Lloyds Bank coprolite is a large coprolite , or fossilised specimen of human faeces , recovered by the York Archaeological Trust while excavating the Viking settlement of Jórvík (present-day York ) in northern England .
Ireland c. 900. The First Viking Age in Ireland began in 795, when Vikings began carrying out hit-and-run raids on Gaelic Irish coastal settlements. Over the following decades the raiding parties became bigger and better organized; inland settlements were targeted as well as coastal ones; and the raiders built naval encampments known as longphorts to allow them to remain in Ireland throughout ...
The existing tourist attractions were supplemented by the establishment of the National Railway Museum in York in 1975, [51] the Jorvik Viking Centre in 1984 [52] and the York Dungeon in 1986. [53] The opening of the University of York in 1963 added to the prosperity of the city. [54] In March 2012, York's Chocolate Story opened. [55]