Amlwch Vikings   2000

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  The Festival re-enacts the Battle of Ynys Môn (Anglesey) in 972 AD, when a Viking raiding party under Godfrey Haraldsson attacked the lands of Iago ab Idwal, King of Gwynedd and Powys.

 

 

(Each of the 5 pages should take no longer than about 50 seconds to load.)

 

 
  • The programme for the 1998 Festival - 25/26 July 1998
  • Historical background on the two protagonists - Iago ab Idwal and Godfrey Haraldsson
  • The script for the centrepiece of the Festival
  • Viking jewellery
  • Viking food
  • The re-enactment society, with a very good list of and other
  • Hodding Carter's recreation of the voyage made by Leif Eriksson from Greenland to Newfoundland. This site will have regular updates from the crew of the authentic replica of a Viking knarr (open-deck boat).

(right) We build it, we float it, then we burn it! Titch Craddock and Cameron Stokes threaten mayhem at this year's Amlwch Viking Festival.

 

Further information from

  The Festival Committee wish to express their sincere thanks to Mrs Mai Jones for allowing the Festival to take place on Madyn land again this year.

Video of 98 festival is now available through online catalogue clickhere
unfortunately there is no soundtrack.

History - Programme - Script - Jewellery - Food

 

 

 

Contents copyright / Cynnwyshawlfraint: Contributor, Menter Mon , CyswlltCyf , 1998.

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