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Viking Visitor

@VisitingViking

Bringing history alive in schools with visits supporting the KS2 curriculum

 Northern Ireland
visitingvikings.co.uk
Joined January 2015
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Last week Year 3 were treated to a visit from some real Vikings. We saw the jewellery Vikings used to wear, made bread and butter just like the Vikings would have, created a long ship and sailed across the sea into battle! Everyone had a fantastic time.
Image from Merchant Taylors' Schools (@MerchantsCrosby)
Image from Merchant Taylors' Schools (@MerchantsCrosby)
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School visits with Sven on his way to Valhalla at the end of the day
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Andrew Gault@andrew_gault19 Apr 2024
This is an amazing find from a pre-development excavation on Rathlin Island in 2022, from the burial of a woman of Viking origins/ancestry, but a very early example from the 8th century. nationalmuseumsni.org/collec…
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The Viking games have begun! ⚔️ Who are your champions! The Ravens or the Wolves? 🔥 #Viking #JVF24 #Ravens #Wolves
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Are there any Vikings in the house? I'm at the #Jorvik Viking Festival this week. Come and find out everything you could possibly want to know about #Vikings in Parliament Street.
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Meet the Vikings camped out in York city centre 🛡️ See their crafts in action, discover Viking game demonstrations and even get your face painted! The Viking Encampment will be available free of charge, between 12th-18th February 2024 ⚔️ #JORVIKVikingFestival #JORVIK #York
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Looking forward to the Jorvik Viking Festival 2024
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Here's a Health to the Company (from A Chieftains Celebration) youtu.be/OOhCiKi3VRw via @YouTube
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Magnus the toothless and his treasure hoard at the opening of Asgards new shop in York #AsgardYork #viking #York
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Eating Icelandic fermented 'hakarl' shark at Jorvik Viking festival 2023 youtu.be/MEHRRzXUzA0 via @YouTube

Eating Icelandic fermented 'hakarl' shark at Jorvik Viking festival 2023

I ask Terry ‘The Science Viking’ what the worst food he's ever eate...

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@ScotNational29 Dec 2022
Lidl offers free coal to Scots to keep 'first footing' tradition alive thenational.scot/news/232183…
Lidl offers free coal to Scots to keep centuries-old Hogmanay tradition alive

Lidl offers free coal to Scots to keep centuries-old Hogmanay tradition alive

SUPERMARKET chain Lidl is set to offer up free coal across its Scottish stores to help keep a Hogmanay tradition alive.

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Storytelling is back! Book your place :)
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Marc Morris@Longshanks130714 Oct 2022
Today's the 956th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting the scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry I made with Playmobil.
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Viking days (Magnus Barelegs Festival) youtu.be/pbhf2KIgczs via @YouTube
The Scottish Archaeology Fair kicks off the @ScotArchMonth and oh my, it is happening right here in Galloway! Activities in CD Town Hall 10-4 with re-enactments in the park! See details+agenda below, and don’t be alarmed if you see the occasional Viking crossing King Street…
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Maramedia@mara_media2 Aug 2022
We are super excited to announce that Wild Way of the Vikings is going to be shown on BBC2 next Friday 12th August! Narrated by Ewan McGregor, Wild Way of the Vikings provides a unique look at the North Atlantic wildlife through the eyes of the Vikings. 📺buff.ly/2J1ewUX
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Lets stay hydrated out there Vikings
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