Here Come The Vikings!
Demonstrations | 10am - 3pm
Shows | 10.30am, 12pm and 1.30pm
Included with General Admission
Admission fees apply to visit Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard exhibition.
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Join us for family friendly historical combat demonstrations presented by medieval specialist group The Grey Company.
In early medieval Europe, there was great importance placed on martial arts and displays of combat skill, showcasing the special abilities and bravery of the warriors who kept people safe from outside threats. Festival days often provided an opportunity to demonstrate martial skills through challenges and competitions that showed off combat training such a shooting arrows, or wielding swords, spears and other weapons.
When Viking longships arrived on the horizon, these Norse intruders encountered fierce battles from many of the people living in Scotland, including Scots, Anglo-Saxons, Celts, and other local tribes.
Explore the warrior cultures of these different groups as The Grey Company battle demonstrations bring this history to life. A narrator will shares facts and discussion during the battle performances, while different styles of battle technique are pitted against each other in triumph and in mortal peril.
Experience various table demonstrations that showcase Viking-age culture in Europe including chainmail making, coin striking, fire-striking demonstration, nålebinding (Nordic knitting), Viking runes and more.
