Yikes, milling around the riverside park and the pub here in Burnsall were people with swords and tunics and horned helmets. Turns out there is a Viking Festival here this weekend. In the Church of St. Wilfrid, we visited a wonderful display of local history, going back to the Vikings. In this part of the country the Norse invaders settled rather peaceably with local people. The Viking past is reflected in lots of words, including the “thwaite” suffix on many of the towns – such as Stonethwaite, where we will be in about a week.
Our companions opted for a rest day, so we two walked by ourselves through wonderful, open, rolling, empty moorland. Ah! We love these bleak places, the wilder the better!
Our companions opted for a rest day, so we two walked by ourselves through wonderful, open, rolling, empty moorland. Ah! We love these bleak places, the wilder the better!
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