Threekingham Viking Festival

National World - Other Local Sites

Thousands of visitors enjoyed two days at Threekingham Viking Festival as over 250 re-enactors did battle and educated people about this exciting period in local history.

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00:00 There was lots to see at the Threking and Viking festival at the weekend.

00:05 Here we have an archers duel battling for their honour.

00:08 With painful results.

00:11 [Children playing]

00:36 [Applause]

00:42 We also had a reenactment of the Battle of Stone.

00:45 Between Viking and Saxon reenactors in their halls.

00:49 [Children playing]

01:18 [Children playing]

01:28 [Children playing]

01:57 [Children playing]

02:26 [Children playing]

02:54 Although the Saxons began to beat the Vikings back.

02:58 The Vikings won in the end and saluted the winner.

03:01 [Children playing]

03:06 And they saluted the crowd with a Viking charge to remember the day.

03:11 [Children playing]

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