The exhilarating spectacular that is the Jorvik Viking Festival is coming to town for its 22nd year. The Festival, which will run from 14th – 18th February, has become something of an institution in ...

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THE 2007 Jorvik Viking Festival will cram almost 100 events and activities into its five-day run from February 14 to 18. Now in its 22nd year, the festival draws 40,000 visitors each year with its ...

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, ...

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 said ...

Plus, we reveal the best UK city breaks for families with young kids A PRETTY UK city has two rather unusual claims to fame – with the home of chocolate and a massive Viking event. Hundreds of ...

Part of York’s annual JORVIK Viking Festival, the Best Beard Competition offers a chance for members of the public, young and old, to show off their facial hair. With categories for natural-grown ...

A Viking-themed card game featuring images of Norse gods and myths has been created by a young illustrator for the Jorvik Viking Centre in York. University of Huddersfield art graduate Katie Smith ...

THE final days of the infamous Viking king Eric Bloodaxe will feature in Europe’s largest Viking Festival in York next month. Eric Bloodaxe was murdered on the moors of Stainmore, near the border of ...

Katie Smith designed the Top Trumps cards for the Jorvik Viking Centre in York A Viking-themed card game featuring images of Norse gods and myths has been created by a young illustrator for the Jorvik ...