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  1. Event poster visual featuring three Viking characters and event details. Images supplied by Lakes Vikings, photo credit to Ciara McMullen Photography.
    Viking reenactors will be in Portaferry and will tell the shared Viking story of the two villages to visitors. A full-size replica longship will be on display.
    1. Strangford Lough Viking Festival
      Viking reenactors will be in Strangford and will tell the shared Viking story of the two villages to visitors. Full-size replica longships will be on display and on the lough. Sailors from the Vikings TV Series will tell you about their adventures.
      1. Event poster visual featuring three Viking characters and event details. Images supplied by Lakes Vikings, photo credit to Ciara McMullen Photography.
        Primary school children from the wider Strangford and Portaferry areas are being visited by some of our fierce Vikings and will make an artwork to go on display.
        1. Strangford Lough Viking Festival
          A Master Herbalist, will talk about the healing power of herbs since Viking times and how to apply the knowledge today. On the simplest level, Runes are symbols that were used by Vikings and the Germanic peoples of northern Europe.
          1. Strangford Lough Viking Festival
            Walking Tour Strangford led by Brigid Watson of Sustainable Journeys Ireland, with a Viking and natural history emphasis.
            1. Event poster visual featuring three Viking characters and event details. Images supplied by Lakes Vikings, photo credit to Ciara McMullen Photography.
              A walking tour of Portaferry led by the knowledgeable Brigid Watson of Sustainable Journeys Ireland, with a Viking and natural history emphasis.
              1. Strangford Lough Viking Festival
                Each person will leave with a 5L container of their own mead and full instructions.
                1. Strangford Lough Viking Festival
                  In use during Viking times, Christine Casey is the foremost exponent of this weaving method. As part of the Viking Festival, come to Christine on Sunday 27th and learn how to use a peg loom a technique used by Vikings to make e.g. bedrolls and strong, outer garments that were fairly weatherproof.
                  1. Event poster visual featuring three Viking characters and event details. Images supplied by Lakes Vikings, photo credit to Ciara McMullen Photography.
                    After sea swimming in picturesque Ballymorran Bay, return to Tracey's Farmhouse Kitchen where you will be welcomed to her warm cosy place with a big roaring fire for some tasty local foods made by Tracey herself.
                    1. Event poster visual featuring three Viking characters and event details. Images supplied by Lakes Vikings, photo credit to Ciara McMullen Photography.
                      In each workshop, artisan and craftsman Connor Sweeney of Valhallas Silver will take you through the ancient jewellery making techniques. At the end of the workshop, you will be the proud owner of a solid silver pendant or ring.
                      1. Event poster visual featuring three Viking characters and event details. Images supplied by Lakes Vikings, photo credit to Ciara McMullen Photography.
                        In each workshop, artisan and craftsman Connor Sweeney of Valhallas Silver will take you through the ancient jewellery making techniques. At the end of the workshop, you will be the proud owner of a solid silver pendant or ring.
                        More about the Festival and the area...
                        1. Thursday Events
                          A round up of all the Strangford Lough Viking Festival events happening in Portaferry and Strangford on Thursday 24 March.
                        2. Friday Events
                          A round up of all the Strangford Lough Viking Festival events happening in Portaferry and Strangford on Friday 25 March.
                        3. Saturday Events
                          A round up of all the Strangford Lough Viking Festival events happening in Portaferry and Strangford on Saturday 26 March.
                        4. The ferry links the beautiful Ards and Lecale Peninsulas and the villages of Strangford and Portaferry across the Narrows of Strangford Lough. The 10 minute ferry journey allows you to take in the stunning scenery of this Marine Nature Reserve.
                          1. History of Vikings in the region
                            Strangford Lough was originally called Loch Cuan which means the quiet lough. When the Vikings came they renamed it Strang Fjord (Strangford) which means the ‘fjord of the strong currents’. The Narrows is renowned for its’ fierce currents. Read more about the history of the Vikings in the region.
                          2. Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
                            With over 100 miles of coastline, many Areas of Special Scientific Interest and a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty we want to protect this special place and the impact we have on our natural surroundings.
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