We are the Hrútar lið Viking Reenactment. Based in Derby, we are a regional group of The Vikings, the oldest and largest Dark Ages re-enactment group in the UK We provide both battle re-enactment and living history encampments for events all over the country. We travel to events all over the UK (and even as far as mainland Europe). Please check out our Gallery page for photos of us in action. We are the blue, white and black shields.
Within the camp you will find people from all walks of life, from the lowliest slave to the king himself, from a humble peasant farmer to an accomplished warrior, from a skilled artisan to a housewife. Children run about engaged in both chores and training for their later lives.
READ MORE
Our combat displays show how the warriors would of fought. Using authentic, real, but blunted, weapons and shields our combatants are trained to use accurate fighting styles in a controlled manner.
READ MOREVisit one of our many public performances for clients such as English
Heritage, the National Trust, museums and heritage organisations…
To ensure that we fight safely and at as high a standard as we can, we train every two weeks.
Interested in joining us?
Then get in touch for more information on where and when we train.
ALL TEXT HRUTARLID VIKINGS, 2023. ALL PHOTOGRAPHS HRUTARLID VIKINGS / THE PHOTOGRAPHER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.
The Vikings is an educational charity, reg. 1062495 in the UK
SITE DESIGN BY GIGAFLUX
The Vikings is a re-enactment Society dedicated to recreating the life and times of the Dark Age period, not only the battles and skirmishes of the period, but also the dress, crafts and every-day life of the different peoples of that time. Founded in 1971, The Vikings are the oldest and largest Dark Age re-enactment society in the UK.