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Days Out
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Fritton Lakes Viking Festival,
Norfolk
It was around £7 per person to get in but well worth it. if you live locally ad want to go allot a season membership is £29, which last for the hole of the summer season. as we are not to far we tend to take a picnic and take the rowing boats out on the lake. they are completely free and very Bridget Joan's Diary. There are some traders to buy from at the festival but don't get sucked in by thinking you can only get these things there. after going to Cressing temple we found that some people mark up there prices a great deal. We also tend to by Mead from there every year. Its from the stall with the swords but you have to ask for the mead because its not on display. |
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On a pagan day out rating it gets a 9 out of 10. With the birds of pray and the tranquil lake its great for a getting close to mother nature. | ||
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The Saxon and Viking kings go head to head, i feel both will have bruises at the end of it and the pictures I took shown the Saxon taking a blunt but hard ax to the arm. Now you would think it wouldn't hurt with all that chain mal and padding but the reason they wore chain mail was to stop the blade cutting. getting broken arms was a different matter. | ||||
| "Who turned out the
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A brave Saxon warrior fight on without the add of vision. Although his command seem to be dropping like flies. |
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The Saxons have won the battle but at the cost of there own king. This
happens every year and is a very interesting and educational event to go
to. All his men stand in honor of his life and victory and in admiration
of there king. it took quite an effort for him to be lifted onto the
shoulders of his carriers and after one false attempt at lifting him
with there shields they decided to haul him up on there shoulders.
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| The Viking precession before the
burning of the burial boat. The king carried on his funeral bier
followed by all the towns folk.
It was an amazing site to watch, and created an instant atmosphere. The torches coming through the darkness were stunning to watch.
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The burning of the boat was as incite
into the ways of respect for there kings. The archers volleyed two sets
of burning arrows into the boat before all the torch carriers approached
and throw there torches into the boat.
The most amazing thing was the realistic acting of all the village folk, and that includes the children involved. |
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| The day out was great and there
is lots to look round with two battles and Viking wedding and divorce.
also there is a living history village which you can walk around and
take to the Vikings.
There is also free boating on the lake and also the falconry, which is fantastic to watch. Its held at Fritton lake at least once a year. And is a great day out.
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