Norfolk Historic Environment Service
The Viking Norwich Trail
Architectural
Urban
Circular
Viking History
Archaeological
Walk
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3.0km
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Brief Stroll
It is not known when Danish Vikings settled in Norwich but it is likely to have been in the late 880s. They rapidly settled down with the local Anglo-Saxons to live in an Anglo-Scandinavian town. This town was badly damaged by a raid of King Swein of Denmark in 1004.
Trail Location
*Approximate start location