Best pictures from Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park's first Viking weekend

The Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park near Masham in North Yorkshire, hosted its first Viking Weekend this weekend.

Around 30 members of The Vikings UK reenactment group Vanaheim bringing the site to life with displays of crafts, cooking and combat.

The Himalayan Garden is situated in the valley called The Hutts an Old Norse word meaning head of the valley or settlement, a perfect location to imagine Saxon and Viking communities living and farming in times gone by.

Take a look at the best pictures from the event below.

Vikings on patrol: Raphael Thomas, Joshua Sharpe, Owen Cross, Sam Wallace and Hermione Elam-Morley all members of The Vikings UK reenactment group Vanaheim marching through the Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park. Picture: James Hardisty.placeholder image
Vikings on patrol: Raphael Thomas, Joshua Sharpe, Owen Cross, Sam Wallace and Hermione Elam-Morley all members of The Vikings UK reenactment group Vanaheim marching through the Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park. Picture: James Hardisty.
Vikings on patrol: Raphael Thomas, Joshua Sharpe, Owen Cross, Sam Wallace and Hermione Elam-Morley all members of The Vikings UK reenactment group Vanaheim marching through the Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park. Picture: James Hardisty.placeholder image
Vikings on patrol: Raphael Thomas, Joshua Sharpe, Owen Cross, Sam Wallace and Hermione Elam-Morley all members of The Vikings UK reenactment group Vanaheim marching through the Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park. Picture: James Hardisty.
Julian Saunders, Sam Wallace members of The Vikings UK reenactment group Vanaheim. Picture: James Hardisty.placeholder image
Julian Saunders, Sam Wallace members of The Vikings UK reenactment group Vanaheim. Picture: James Hardisty.
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