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Event: Fêtes de Guillaume le Conquérant (Festival of William the Conqueror) 2016This festival in the towns of Cabourg, Dives-sur-mer and Houlgate in Normandy celebrates 950 years since the Norman Conquest, as well as the Norse…
Video of the 2015 Sheringham Viking FestivalVideo documenting the 2015 Viking Festival in Sheringham, Norfolk, uploaded by Marc Peirson to Vimeo.
Reconstructed Viking ship prow, photographed in West RuntonThis photograph was taken in West Runton, and appears to show a model of a dragon-prowed ship under construction. It may be connected to the…
Triquetra - Illuminating York 2013 - Clifford’s Tower (Hyperlink)The history of three Viking kings (Harald Bluetooth, Sweyn Forkbeard, Cnut the Great) told using sound and video projection mapping as a Son et…
Postcard of Up Helly Aa with RunesPostcard of the burning of the galley at Lerwick's Up Helly Aa. On the reverse there are runes which appear to read 'Viking Prints', though the…
Up Helly Aa WebsiteOfficial Website of the Up Helly Aa Festival in Shetland.
The Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day after Christmas in Shetland. The…
Shields and Artwork from the Up Helly Aa ProclamationEach proclamation displayed publicly before the Up Helly Aa festival includes a painting, usually relating to the Viking heritage of Shetland. These…
Replica Shields from the Up Helly Aa FestivalDifferent shields designed for the Guizer Jarl in the Lerwick Up Helly Aa festival. They draw heavily on Norse artwork and imagery.
The Up Helly A'…
Jarl's suit, including helmet and shield, worn in the Up Helly A FestivalA Jarl is chosen every year to lead the Up Helly Aa Vikings, who lead the parade and burn the galley during the festivities. The elaborate costume…
Jarls' Costumes from the 2015 and 2016 Up Helly Aa FestivalCostumes created for the Jarl (leader of the squad of Vikings in the procession that burns the galley). Each year the costume is different, usually…
Replica Galley from the Up Helly Aa ExhibitionBrightly painted replica galley with a dragon head on display in the Up Helly A' Exhibition in Lerwick, Shetland.
The Up Helly A' is a festival…
The Up Helly Aa Proclamation, 2016Proclamation and Artwork produced for the 2016 Up Helly A', and on public display in Lerwick, Shetland. The proclamations typically poke fun at the…
Sign for Up Helly Aa Exhibition, Lerwick, Shetland
Up Helly Aa Galley Shed and ExhibitionThe Up Helly A' is a festival celebrated on the 24th day after Christmas in Shetland. The celebrations involve a parade of 1000 guizers led by a Jarl,…
FjörukráinThe Viking Village in Iceland is a Viking-themed restaurant and hotel that has an annual Viking festival.