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Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in York, England, containing lifelike mannequins and life-size dioramas depicting Viking life in the city. Visitors are taken through the dioramas in 'time capsule' carriages equipped with speakers. It was created by York Archaeological Trust and opened in 1984.
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 .
The Trust created and runs the Jorvik Viking Centre in Coppergate Walk, York, which is noted for its living history approach. The centre is on the site of the Trust's 'Viking Dig' which contributed to archaeologists' knowledge of town life in Viking Age England. [12] Other sites in York run by the Jorvik Group are:
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.
The museum, along with other visitor attractions operated by the Jorvik Group, closed in 2020 at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the group's larger sites reopened in July 2020 the Richard III and Henry VII experiences remained closed owing to their limited capacity for social distancing .
Pages in category "Viking Age museums" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. ... Jorvik Viking Centre; L. L'Anse aux Meadows; Ladby ship;
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]
The Coppergate Helmet (also known as the York Helmet) is an eighth-century Anglo-Saxon helmet found in York, England.It was discovered in May 1982 during excavations for the Jorvik Viking Centre at the bottom of a pit that is thought to have once been a well.