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Today, I enjoyed an illuminating learning experience at a very well organised one day conference at York University, England culminating with an exclusive viewing at the famous Jorvik Viking era reconstruction.
The conference programme covered:
-The origins and impact of Jorvik (Viking York).
-Viking Dublin, Ireland.
-Viking Orkney, Scotland
-The Trelleborg Viking Fortress at Trelleborg, Denmark.
-The mystery of the skeletons of two females in the Oseberg burial ship, Norway.
-Uncovering Jorvik, Viking era city.
In the evening, delegates enjoyed exclusive access to the famous Jorvik experience which entails a ride on gondolas through a reconstructed Viking era York. This attraction is very well presented with staff very much on top of their subject. Glad I was able to bypass the extensive queues for this attraction.
The image below is of a couple of reenactment Vikings who are genuine to the extent they actually come from Scandinavia.
Overall, an excellent day which