Vikings are coming!

My home town Elbląg (German Elbing) has been taken by the Vikings. Four days festival  has been held on “Granaries’ Island” (Wyspa Spichrzów) from 15th to 18th of August. The program included: fights, skirmishes, competitions, folk concerts, dances, fireworks.  One of the attraction was a cruise on a Viking longboat – ‘Welet’.

But let’s go back to the beginnings…in what way Elbląg is related to Vikings?

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