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Viking warriors have often been portrayed as horned helmet wearing, sword wielding warriors who went into battle with their long hair flowing down their backs - but is this really what they were like?

Jay Commins, from the festival, said hundreds of Viking warriors would march through the city "shouting, roaring, and beating their shields". Previous festivals in York have culminated in a fiery ...