Viking History Is Celebrated In York

YORK, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 17: Re-enactors representing the rival armies of the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons skirmish in York during the Jorvik Viking Festival on February 17, 2018 in York, England. The annual week-long Jorvik Viking Festival held in York is recognised as the largest event of its kind in Europe. The festival is a city-wide celebration of York's rich Norse heritage and commemorates a seminal moment in British history, the arrival and conquest of England by the Viking Army in AD 866. A programme of events such as living history encampments, walks, talks, tours and combat performances entertain and educate visitors to the festival. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)