Jorvik
is really York, North Yorkshire
Real place, reimagined
Real-world photo: Wikimedia Commons
How close does the game get to the real place?
In the game
The Viking capital of Northumbria, a busy river town on the Ouse with Roman ruins and a great minster.
The real place
The Great Heathen Army took York in 866 and it became the Norse town of Jorvik. Excavations at Coppergate in the 1970s and 80s uncovered Viking houses, workshops and thousands of everyday objects.
Visiting
The Jorvik Viking Centre on Coppergate is built over the dig site. Walk the city walls for views over the old town and the Ouse.
Pilgrim photos
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