Welcome to our Viking Village

The Vikings are the oldest and largest Dark Age re-enactment society in the UK, and probably the world. Our aim is to provide an accurate and educational portrayal of the Viking period, with an equal emphasis on the daily life of the period and on the more warlike aspects of life.

Our Viking Village is typical of the time, a temporary camp set up while Haakon’s men start repairing and recovering the ships washed ashore in the storm.

Here you will find warriors and see what they do when they are not fighting. You will also find the people who seldom got a mention, but frequently went on raids – the women. They cooked, tended wounds and provided the essentials to enable the men to concentrate on fighting.

Come and see how the Vikings would have lived – see how they made their food, what types of food they would have eaten, how they made their clothes, what they wore, how they made their weapons and how they used them, learn more about trading in Viking times and find out about their beliefs and religion and lots lots more.

The Viking Village is open all week:

Saturday 30th August	open after parade and skirmish on the promenade close 5pm
Sunday 31st August	11am – 5pm
Monday 1st until Friday 5th September	10am – 5 pm
Saturday 6th September	11am – 16.30pm early close for the warriors to get ready for tonight’s battle
Sunday 7th September	11am – 5pm

Highlights:

Wednesday 3rd September	Viking Weapons and Warfare 7pm at the Village
Friday 5th September	Come and join the Scots in a torch lit prossession to light the beacon to summon help against The Vikings - 8pm at the Village

Visit our website at www.vikingsonline.org.uk

Or call Gail Whitehouse, Scottish Events Organiser on 01389 878954 from the local group The Glasgow Vikings www.glasgowvikings.co.uk

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