Hungate Excavations, York

The Viking Great Army arrived in York in 866.

In the following centuries, the Anglian and Scandinavian people intermarried and forged the Anglo-Scandinavian culture of Jorvik which is unique to Viking-Age York. The incoming pagan culture soon adopted Christianity but retained strong links with the rest of the Viking world.

During this vibrant period York developed socially, economically and topographically into a recognisable predecessor of the medieval and modern city.

Over much of York, the Anglo-Scandinavian period saw the laying out of new streets, property divisions and churches.

Dwellings and workshops built of wattle and daub, or more substantial timbers, were built beyond the boundaries of the old Roman city centre.