York Viking Fest 2008 Beard Competition

I'd been growing a beard since November. I stood no chance....

The last part of the video is some African music and dance earlier that day.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• york
• viking
• beard
• jorvik
• 2008
• saxon
• festival

[Heikki1]

Its funny how they celebrate the vikings more in england than they do un norway....

[Steveco]

@Heikki1 I haven 't been to Norway but I see your point.

[Steveco]

Well whoever gave me 4 stars was being kind. I could have done a better job. But I didn't.

[LadyExcalibur]

Hey there! The girl in the orange hood at 00.07 is me!!

[Steveco]

...for about half a second.

[nounever]

I would say the average British person is about 15% Scandinavian ancestry from the vikings.

[IcenaldicN00bTuber]

@Heikki1 because they do not celebrate them there. they are living as them. they are vikings, as well as iceland and sweden. they do not celebrate for being vikings.

[droidguy21]

They film this with a log

[celtic4ever18]

vikings were true germanic warriors

[celtic4ever18]

@nounever the percentage is very high at the north east of england

[Ceaxuor]

@Heikki1 Who wouldnt want to celebrate getting raped and butchered by wild drunk men?

[anpe1001]

@leeknivek Nope, the vikings did it as well, just as Alexander ordered his troops to do so.

[96kto9u]

@Heikki1 The vikings named York to their own liking when they conquered it in year 866 AD. They named it Jorvik. Thats probably why they are making a viking-festival in York. Im a Swede, I know...

[CatAtomic99]

Oot oot oot.

[Burkbiten2]

In England the ancestry you are most proud of is the scandinavian one, I am 100% Swedish Viking!

[anpe1001]

Eh, the vikings shaved themselves to prevent the enemy from grabbing the beard in combat.