After the excavation, the York Archaeological Trust took the decision to recreate the excavated part of Jórvík on the Coppergate site, and this is now the Jorvik Viking Centre.

Jul 21, 2025 · Our ride takes you through the reconstructed city of Jorvik filled with 360-degree views allowing you to become fully immersed in the Viking Age. After, visit our state-of-the-art …

Established following the Norse conquest of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria in 866 AD, Jorvik flourished under Scandinavian rule, becoming a powerful city where Norse culture and …

Mar 9, 2024 · Notably, one of its most dynamic periods was the early medieval era, when it was the Kingdom of Jórvík, a Viking outpost in northern England.

Jorvik - A Viking City. In AD 866, when the Vikings set off from East Anglia to capture York, it was already a place of great importance. Originally a Roman stronghold, and later the capital of the …

Aug 2, 2023 · Jorvik was the name given to York during the Viking period when Norse settlers took control of the city in 866 AD. The name derives from the Old Norse word Jórvík, which …

Much of Jorvik’s wealth came from long-distant trade in luxury goods. The Vikings had a much more extensive range of overseas trading contacts than their Anglo-Saxon predecessors and, …

Jan 26, 2021 · It features a selection of 40,000 well-preserved Viking items found by archaeologists between 1979 and 1981, and the remains of their city, once known as Jorvik.

Mar 14, 2025 · JORVIK is the Old Norse name for the city of York, derived from the Viking word “Jorvik,” which means “the place of the yew trees.” It refers to the settlement established by …

Dec 30, 2025 · Tens of thousands of people are set to descend on York as the JORVIK Viking Festival returns to the city.