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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.
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.
Jorvik Viking Festival York, England: Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 AD 1984 At the site of old Viking settlement of Jorvik mid-January and mid-February 40,000 (2011 season) [38] Viking Fest: Tewkesbury Medieval Festival: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England: 1984 [39] Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury: Second full weekend in July [40]
Also in 2007, during the Jorvik Viking festival, there were demonstrations of Viking craft skills and battle training. [24] The Yorkshire Museum and the Museum Gardens first hosted the Eboracum Roman Festival in 2016. [25] It has since become an annual event. [26] [27] [28] In 2019 the gardens hosted the York Proms, an open-air classical music ...
York was a Viking capital in the 10th century, and continued as an important northern city in the 11th century. [6] In 1068, on William the Conqueror's first northern expedition after the Norman Conquest, [7] he built a number of castles across the north-east of England, including one at York. [7]
Addyman led excavations in York's Coppergate area between 1976 and 1981, [4] and in 1984 the trust opened the Jorvik Viking Centre on the site, in order to share the discoveries with the public and educate visitors on the significance of the Vikings in York and the British Isles. [5] Patrick Ottaway was head of fieldwork at YAT for a time until ...
The replica Viking House at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will be the centerpiece of the free two-day Midwest Viking Festival.
Viking armies captured York, the major city in the Kingdom of Northumbria, in 866. [35] Counterattacks concluded in a decisive defeat for Anglo-Saxon forces at York on 21 March 867, and the deaths of Northumbrian leaders Ælla and Osberht. Other Anglo-Saxon kings began to capitulate to the Viking demands and surrendered land to Viking settlers ...