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The Shambles, York

York Minster

The Battle of Fulford is often treated as a minor battle of no great significance but when Harold Hardrada’s Vikings fought the Saxon army of Mercia and Northumbria at Fulford, outside York, on 20th September 1066, it set in motion a series of events that would result in the eventual defeat and death of Harold Godwinson, the last Saxon king, at Senlac Hill less than a month later.

Jorvik (York) was once the centre of Scandinavian power in Britain, and the Viking influence can still be seen today. This is the 2012 Viking Fire Festival in Fulford, at the end of Jorvik Viking Festival week, featuring a mock battle between Saxons and Vikings, archers setting fire to a longship, and some very, very cold wind

Skeldergate Bridge, York (by TimBrook | Photo)

ritchboyes:

Frozen River Foss in York.

Clifford’s Tower, York (by mirandaeostre)

Set on a Norman motte in the heart of Old York, this imposing tower is almost all that remains of York Castle, which was originally built by William the Conqueror.

York Minster 38 (by mirandaeostre)

pullmebacktoearth:

York City Walls by Neil Pulling on Flickr.

York Minster October 2011 (6) (by mirandaeostre)

York city street (by mirandaeostre)