1000 years ago when York was under Viking rule, great celebrations took place in February called ‘Jolablot’ to herald the coming of spring and the survival of winter hardships. These celebrations were long forgotten until the 1980s when York Archaeological Trust revived Jolablot.
The annual JORVIK Viking Festival is a city-wide celebration of York’s Viking heritage organised by York Archaeological Trust, creators of JORVIK Viking Centre. Recognised as the largest Viking Festival in the Europe attracting over 40,000 visitors to the city of York, Viking re-enactors from across Europe and media interest from around the world, its programme of family-friendly events, lectures, guided walks and battle re-enactments attracts an international audience, with many returning year after year to take part and enjoy the atmosphere.
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