Moesgaard
Viking Moot in Ã…rhus is
considered the oldest Viking market. It attracts Vikings from
all over Europe.
In connection to the Viking play in
Jels near Ribe there is a Viking market
The ring fortress Trelleborg by
close to Slagelse in Denmark has a week long market in July. At
the end of the week Viking warriors will arrive and the
following weekend The Battle of Trelleborg will
take place.
The ring fortress Trelleborgen in
South Sweden had last year a Battle of Trelleborg in July.This
year Trelleborgen is having some Viking Days in July focusing on
activites mainly for tourist visitors.
There is a smaller Viking Market in the town of Jelling near Vejle in Denmark.
Jelling is famous for the Jelling Stone set by the king Harald
Bluetoth to honour his father Gorm and his mother Thyra. Jelling
also gave name to the socalled Jelling Style in Viking art.
Last year the Viking ship The
Sea Stallion was sailing north of Scotland to Dublin. This
year the voyage is going south of England expecting to arrive in
Roskilde
at the 9th of August. The Viking Ship Museum is planning a stop
for The Sea Stallion in London in july. But the plans are not
yet confirmed.
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