Vikings Attack!
Saturday 24th September 10am to 2pm
Sunday 25th September 10am to 4pm
Normal admission applies - please book in advance here
An action-packed weekend as Anglo-Saxon group Herigeas Hundas defend the magnificent Butser Saxon Halls from the marauding Vikings of Wuffa.
If you missed out on the evening boat burn tickets this is a great opportunity to soak in the atmosphere of Vikings and Saxons with combat demonstrations, craft displays, talks about viking and Saxon life and more!
Please note you may wish to bring some cash with you during the day as there will be have-a-go axe throwing and Saxon and Viking traders selling their beautiful wares!
Provisional daily timetable
Saturday
10.30am – Talk – The Anglo Saxon Cunning Woman
11am – Talk – Blacksmithing
11.30am – Viking Holmgang
12.00pm – Talk - The Early Christian Monk
12.30pm - Talk - Dark Age Spinning and Plant Dyes
1pm – Combat and Archery display
2pm - Site closes to visitors as we prepare for our evening boat burn!
Sunday
10.30am – Talk – The Anglo Saxon Cunning Woman
11am – Archery Display
11.30am – Talk – Blacksmithing
12pm – Viking Holmgang demonstration
12.30pm - Talk - Dark Age Spinning and Plant Dyes
1pm – Combat display
1.30pm – Dark Age music demonstration
2.00pm – Talk - The Early Christian Monk
DURING the Dark Ages in Britain, a terrifying new enemy launched blood-thirsty attacks on these shores, leaving a trail of panic and fear in their wake.
The Viking raids saw invaders from the North pillaging all over the UK, including in Hampshire.
But they were not the first Pagan invaders to wreak havoc on these islands. After the Roman’s deserted Britain many decades before, war bands of Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Franks made their way to these rich lands to make their new homes, forcing back the native Britons as they went.
These invaders became the Anglo-Saxons, and the new enemy was familiar to them - they shared the same ancestors.
This September, the Viking horde of Wuffa from Suffolk will make the journey to the prosperous Hampshire farm of Butser, planning a raid to take it for themselves, by whatever means necessary.
But Butser have a fearsome war band of Anglo-Saxons, the brutal Herigeas Hundas who call these lands their home and are prepared to fight to the death to keep what they hold sacred!
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see these two titans of history do battle in the grounds of Butser Ancient Farm, with Herigeas Hundas defending the magnificent Saxon halls from the marauding Vikings of Wuffa!
Get up close and personal with vicious warriors from both tribes, and touch, smell and see the day-to-day events of camp life, both on the road to war and in an established settlement.
There will be living history talks, crafts, traditional skills, combat and archery demonstrations on throughout the weekend, culminating each day with a final battle as the Vikings make their attack on the Saxon hall.
Can Herigeas Hundas defend their settlement and keep the beautiful mead hall at Butser safe, or will the Vikings of Wuffa be triumphant and drive out the Anglo-Saxons for good? Only a clash of the shield walls will decide!
Please note the farm will close at 2pm on Saturday 24th September as we clear the site and prepare for our evening Equinox Boat Burn, we therefore recommend you arrive early to make the most out of the day and see everything there is to offer in the Viking and Saxon encampments.
It will not be possible to stay on site or leave cars in the car park between the day time event and evening event.
