Viking Fest in Poulsbo WA—May 2024 Looked so fun on the website! I didn't make it to the festival this year, but on my way to Victoria BC in Oct 2024 I had a chance to explore historic downtown Poulsbo. Scroll down at my post for Bremerton & Poulsbo.
Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, June 21-23, 2024 --Clatsop County Fair & Expo Center, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria, OR 97103 Inside the Venue--the Arena and the Exhibit Hall (more about the Venue in an upcoming post with Astoria) Vendors were set up in the Arena room; here are only a few . . . challenging, as always, to take pics of the vendors without lots of people between the camera and the booths. Kid Activities were set up in the Arena room as well . . . There were many more food vendors than I expected, and couldn't try them all, much as I wished I could. Here are a few . . . I was enthralled with the performers, took a lot of pictures (too many to include here), but again, wasn't able to catch them all . . . Ceremonies for the festival royalty, raising the pole, audience participation dancing, and tug o'wars . . . Beer Garden--I was looking for the horses, but they were not in the barn, the Beer Garden was. Icelandic Horses Costumes--I wasn't able to catch the parade as it moved through both the Arena and Exhibit Hall . . . there was a costume show explaining about the heirlooms (a good word, since as far as I remember all the women's costumes were hand woven and embroidered and handed down from generation to generation). Of course throughout the day were many winsome wearers. Viking Encampment & re-enactors The spokesman for the portrayals admitted that their armor and setting was not exactly authentic to the Vikings: for the sake of safety, they cordoned off a zone of action, and wore protective gear of a later date. Of course, they also had rules of engagement that were to prevent causing any actual wounds. It was still very entertaining, and he had us all enthusiastically cheering them on with pretended calls for bloody violence. Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival--June 21-23, 2024; news magazine sample content below. Astoria Nordic Heritage Park and the Finnish Brotherhood Hall in Astoria OR, and a couple other connections. Oregon Midsummer Festival at Nordic Northwest—June 28-29, 2024 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland OR Fogelbo house not open at the time; periodic tours are available. An interesting and informative article about Fogelbo Reconnoiter of the grounds of Oregon Midsummer Festival at Nordic Northwest Viking Encampment Activities Booths--outside & in Performers--principally an Estonian dance group, and Vasa Rosebuds dance local dance group for over 100 yrs. I wondered about Estonian dances at a Scandinavian or Nordic festival, but the announcer explained that Sweden ruled the area of Estonia for a long time, and some of the Swedish cultural influencees remained after they had gone. I took many more photos than these, entranced by the dancers and their costumes. As before, there was lots of delicious food on offer . . . At the Midsummer Pole Nordia House at Nordic Northwest--8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland OR A big screen just inside the door cycles through the frequent events & activities offered at Nordic Northwest, and photos of the Nordic Countries. Junction City Scandinavian Festival—2nd Thurs thru Sunday in August 195 W 5th Ave, Junction City OR Unfortunately, I had already made reservations for the Midsummer Renaissance Faire below, and couldn't go to both in 2024. Hope to go in future. Midsummer Renaissance Faire—5 weekends in July & Aug Vikings & Barbarians weekend: Aug 10-11 (I'm mostly only including the Viking pics here) 18601 Sky Meadows Lane, Snohomish WA 98290 Rainier’s NorseWest Viking Fest—Sept 11-12, 2024; cancelled for 2024 --Wilkowski Park in Rainier WA Norse West Viking Festival, one week in September; free 750 Mill Rd SE, Yelm WA Northwest Viking Alliance Viking Market—Oct 12-13, 2024 --Dragon’s Gate Brewery, 52288 Sunquist Rd, Milton-Freewater OR 97862
Viking Festivals Around the World Books and Links to Scandinavians & Vikings, and Nordic Influence
History of Scandinavia: Every Year—8 min video of how the map changed from 200 AD to present History of Scandianavia—7.5 min video (year by year, wider map) Where is Scandinavia? (Does it include Finland?)—3.5 min video discussion Is Finland a Scandinavian Country?—entertaining 14 min video with history & some geography, linguistics ... Lapland Nordic influence in Estonia Countries That Were Raided or Settled by the Vikings
Nordic influence on Modern Culture “How to Train Your Dragon” and “Frozen” films Hagar the Horrible comic strip Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is set in Denmark 100 famous Scandinavians
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