When I
first started at Dublinia I thought, Vikings wouldn't be something I know much
about. But over the last 5 months I have learned so much about Vikings and
their trades, crafts and culture. And I can now proudly say I know a little
about them.
Never in a
million years did I think I would ever get to meet one. I thought they were all
in the past and in history books. But over the August bank holiday weekend I am
getting to meet not just 1 Viking but 4 Vikings!
The
Gathering is all about welcoming home our loved ones who are abroad and I guess
working in Dublinia, our ‘loved’ ones abroad are the Vikings! They are coming
from a small town in Norway called Gudvangen where they practice trades and
crafts of their ancestors including a form of wresting called Glima.
Maire Brünhilde
Ravens daughter - or Marie Candito of Viking Valley
Photo by Georg O. R. Hansen
Photo by Georg O. R. Hansen
As silly as
it sounds, last week I asked ‘do they have real jobs?’, only to be told that
being a Viking is their ‘real job’ as I had put it. It’s their way of life. So
I searched Gudvangen on FaceBook. Just by scrolling down their timeline and
taking a glimpse at their photo’s I have learned so much about their means of
life.
I for one
can not wait to meet them and interact with them over the weekend!
Gudvangen in Norway, from where our Vikings are making the
long trip back!
