THE Vikings are about to invade again – but this time they are planning to conquer hearts and bring some fun to the cold winter days.
The 33rd Jorvik Viking Festival is to be held in York from February 20 to 26, just over a month before the long-awaited reopening of the city’s Jorvik Viking Centre, which was damaged in last year’s floods.
Marketing manager Paul Whiting said: “For the last three years, the Jorvik Viking Festival has grown and now draws even larger audiences from across the world, so with Jorvik Viking Centre’s re-opening set for April, we want to make sure that this year’s event is an epic prequel to the story we will tell in the re-imagined Jorvik.”
He added: “Eric Bloodaxe’s face has featured in the Festival logo for over 30 years, and as his time in York was just before the new timeline for the Viking city recreation we’ll be revealing in April, this seems the perfect time for a new generation to learn about the famous king.”
The full programme is available at jorvikvikingfestival.co.uk
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