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The Battle of Basing was a victory of a Viking army over the West Saxons at the royal estate of Basing in Hampshire on about 22 January 871. [1]In late December 870 the Vikings invaded Wessex and occupied Reading.
Settlement patterns suggest the existence of a town at Basingstoke attached to the nearby oppidum of Winklebury prior to the Roman conquest of Britain. [2] In the early Roman era it was the nearest town to Calleva Atrebatum, lay between two roads leading to Venta Belgarum and Noviomagus Reginorum and was populated predominantly by the Atrebates.
Jorvik Viking Festival York, England: Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 AD 1984 At the site of old Viking settlement of Jorvik mid-January and mid-February 40,000 (2011 season) [37] Viking Fest: Tewkesbury Medieval Festival: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England: 1984 [38] Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury: Second full weekend in July [39]
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International Sand Sculpture Festival, Søndervig; Kolding Light Festival; Krudtværks Festival, Frederiksværk; MADE Festival, DIY and co-creation festival in Roskilde; Mythological ART Festival, Jelling; Nordic Ink Festival, tattoo festival in Frederikshavn; Odense Flower Festival; PASSAGE, international street theatre festival in Helsingør ...
Basingstoke has a wide diversity for musical groups ranging from brass bands to symphony orchestras. [64] The Basingstoke Concert Band is a traditional wind band which has now been in existence for more than 35 years. [64] The band was started in 1977 by Lawrie Shaw when Brighton Hill Community School opened, where he was the first headteacher.
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Up Helly Aa (/ ˌ ʌ p h ɛ l i ˈ ɑː / UP-hel-ee-AH; [1] [2] literally "Up Holy [Day] All") is a type of fire festival held annually from January to March in various communities in Shetland, Scotland, to mark the end of the Yule season.