Living History

Open all day long Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
You'll be able to interact with Reenactors and find out more about the Viking way of life showcased by various groups coming together to bring history to life for the weekend
@ Valhalla Viking Festival 2026
Magnus Viking Association supported by other Viking Reenactment Groups from Ireland, Wodens Hearth and Bjarni Thorvaldrson will be bringing history to life in the Viking Encampment.

Open all day long Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
You'll be able to interact with Reenactors and find out more about the Viking way of life showcased by various groups coming together to bring history to life for the weekend

Magnus Viking Association will be travelling from Ireland toghether with other close groups to bring you living history and battles in the main arena.

Hirtir Aett is a family living in the Danelaw period. They are a family who have come to settle in England after The Great Heathen Army invaded in 865.
Drop by their encamoment as they demonstrate crafts, sewing, cooking, grinding flour on Quern Stones to make bread, butter & cheese making and the like and of course interact with everyone, explaining their history.

Find out more about the Vikings' way of life in the Viking Encampment of Wodens Hearth

Brederedh Cornovii is a fighting group dedicated to competitive 10th-11th century (Viking Era) combat re-enactment and the recreation of many aspects of Viking era life, particularly Viking era warrior culture.
Officially Brederedh Cornovii are a re-enactment society (unincorporated association) who portray a Viking era mercenary company from Anglo-Saxon, Norse/Viking, Norman, Rus and Slavic backgrounds

Living history and fighting Viking reenactment group
Basingstoke based living history and fighting Viking group.

Jotunns Wrath will be joining us in the Living History Village, helping bring the Viking Age to life throughout the weekend.
They'll be bringing a Viking ship for people to see up close, making it a fantastic photo opportunity and one of the highlights of the Living History Village.

This photo was taken in Iceland. Olaf is sitting on the Logberg, the law rock where all matters of law were discussed for 800 years. Chieftains from all over Iceland met there from the year 1031.
Olaf will be performing ad hoc throughout the day in the Viking Encampment but you can enjoy his music on stage as well as during the boat burning.

Meet Bjarni Thorvaldrson, the Science Viking. Learn all about the science and technology of the Vikings.

Find out about the physics of Viking weaponry and witness the slaying of the mythical Viking Battle Cabbage with very sharp Viking weapons.

Let you little ones defeat the Vikings in the main arena! There will be a battle each day so your little ones can defeat them over and over and over again. They'll be provided with child safe swords/axes and shields and be taught how to attack in a shield wall to take on the Vikings.

Not only the little ones can learn some battle skills in the arena from our Vikings this year. Every evening, adults can join the Vikings in the arena too! You'll learn some battle formations and we'll see who does better, the little ones or the adults!
Main Arena and Sparring Arena schedules are shown by day below.
A closer look at the Living History Village, reenactment camps and arena moments.






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