JORVIK Viking Festival returns this February half-term
The JORVIK Viking Festival will return to York this February half-term. Five days of Norse fun are planned from February 17 to 23, with hands-on combat, lectures, a parade of Vikings, dramatic evening ...
Ancient UK city dubbed the ‘chocolate capital’ is home to Europe’s largest Viking festival
A PRETTY UK city has two rather unusual claims to fame – with the home of chocolate and a massive Viking event. Hundreds of ...
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Young illustrator's Vikings star in 'iconic' game
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 ...
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Young illustrator's Vikings star in 'iconic' game
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 ...
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Darlington's Stormbird Viking longboat nears completion
Up until then, she'd gone through the initial stages of construction at Phoenix House, a Help For Heroes rehabilitation centre for military ... be a feature of the Jorvik Viking Festival, in ...
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The real Viking Age: when did the era of Norse expansion start and end?
This includes a clear definition and timeframe for the Viking Age. Attracted by the wealth in other lands, especially fortunes held by relatively defenceless monastic communities, Scandinavian ...
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Centre lifts ban, gives nod for sugar export
The Union government lifted the ban on sugar exports partially on Monday (January 20, 2025), allowing industries to export one million metric tonnes of sugar in the 2024-25 season ending in ...
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Viking Therapeutics: The Turning Point Is Not Here Yet
The upstart, clinical stage biotech company Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX), which is attempting to disrupt their market leadership has also suffered from a protracted hangover ...
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This Medieval City Was a Viking Fortress, a Wool-trading Center, and a Railway Hub — and Now It's the Perfect History-focused Getaway
A Roman fortress, then a Viking stronghold, followed by a Medieval wool-trading center, then an Industrial railway hub, and finally, a confectionary capital. In the centuries since its founding in 71 ...
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Mace confirmed for £93m weather centre HQ
Mace, which signed a pre-construction deal back in November 2023, will work with consultant AtkinsRealis on the £93m project to build the headquarters of the European Centre for Medium-Range ...
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Young artist designs Top Trumps for Jorvik Viking Centre
The 25-year-old has been working for York Archaeology, the charity behind Jorvik Viking Centre, for the last 18 months. When the attraction was approached to create its very own set of Top Trumps ...