Eoforwic: Anglian-era York

Learn about York during the four and a half centuries between Roman York and the Viking City. Find out about Anglo-Saxon remedies and solve puzzles in the pub.

Acomb’s Gold: A new Anglo-Saxon discovery


Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens

Join Adam Parker of the Yorkshire Museum as he explores an exciting new addition to the museum’s collection.

Puzzles in the Pub


Eagle and Child, High Petergate

Join Rosalyn Leaman of the University of York for an informal session in the ancient and medieval arithmetical gymnasium.

Eoforwic: Celebrating Anglo-Saxon York


Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens

Delve into the Anglo-Saxon past and discover clues to life in Eoforwic - Anglian York.

Beer and Beowulf


Duke of York, King’s Square

A retinue of reciters perform a selection of Anglo-Saxon and Norse poetry, both in translation and in the original, on the theme of natural wonders.

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