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Jorvik Viking Festival set to get its biggest ever audience – as it goes online

Vikings go virtual. Photo: Charlotte Graham
Friday 5 February, 2021 @ 7.02 am Things to do Rachel Rogers
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York is to host the world’s largest online Viking Festival as the annual Jorvik Viking Festival goes virtual.

‘That Jorvik Viking Thing’ will take place from Monday 15 to Saturday 20 February 2021.

The online festival will include livestreamed events for all ages, virtual tours and the first ever 360 degree immersive video of Jorvik Viking Centre’s ride through Viking-age York, and culminating with an evening with Einar Selvik, the Nordic folk composer and musician.

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With the annual Jorvik Viking Festival – which is the largest Viking festival in Europe – unable to take place amidst the ongoing pandemic, organisers from York Archaeological Trust have been working on creating a brand new online festival.

Gareth Henry, events manager for York Archaeological Trust said: “For many people, the February half term is synonymous with Vikings as we’ve been hosting a festival for over 35 years.

“We can’t replace the crowds, but we can offer several hours of Norse- themed fun, including our most ambitious live-streamed series of events, live from Jorvik Viking Centre.

“In many ways, these can reach a far wider audience than we can usually accommodate in our local venues, and we’re already seeing tickets for the symposium being bought by people all over the world.”

Big name authors

Best-selling children’s authors will also feature, with Cressida Cowell, Francesca Simon and more recording extracts from their Norse-themed children’s books.

Named ‘Jorvikanory’, these videos will be available throughout the week, as well as a series of podcasts which will feature Terry Deary.

Jorvik Viking Festival normally takes place during the school holidays, so the education team from York Archaeological Trust have created a special preview event, That JORVIK Viking Thing: School’s Week, which runs from 8-12 February, and offers free content.

For more information please visit the JORVIK Viking website.

Much of the pre-recorded content of That JORVIK Viking Thing will remain accessible until midnight on Sunday 21 February at That JORVIK Viking Thing website.  

Visitors to That Jorvik Viking Thing are also able to donate to York Archaeological Trust online.

Here are a few highlights from That JORVIK Viking Thing below. Click here to see the full programme of events, and visit the That JORVIK Viking Thing website for more information and to book tickets.

Highlights

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