New JORVIK trailer hails the return of the Vikings
A new video hailing the return of the Vikings premièred at 12 noon on Monday 21 2016, as JORVIK Viking Centre prepares to re-open on 8 April 2017. The video introduces the new era that visitors will experience within the newly re-imagined attraction. Following the fall of Eric Bloodaxe in 954AD, the capital of Viking Britain experienced a resurgence in popularity, with new buildings erected using planks rather than wattle and daub, and traders from around the world coming to Jorvik, an important centre of commerce and trade. “2017 is set to be the Year of the Viking in York, with a