The Vikings Canada
| The Vikings - Vinland | |
|---|---|
| Location | Canada, United States |
| Period | Early Middle Ages |
| Earliest year portrayed | 790 |
| Latest year portrayed | 1066 |
| Parent group | The Vikings |
| Member groups | Torvik, Nordhere, Sons of Lugh, Loki's Brood, Sons of Fenrir, Fenvald, , Fjellborg Vikings, Suthrland, Odin's Ravens, Austlend and Mikillbjarg |
| Website | |
The Vikings - Vinland is an organization of Viking reenactors, consisting of 12 local member-groups across North America which, in 2006, were united into one governing body... The Vikings. All members of Vinland are full members of a larger society known as The Vikings. Members focus on developing and presenting the reconstructed culture and lifestyle of the Norse. While the major concentration is on the 10th Century, some events are set in the wider period from 790 to 1066, with the appropriate modifications to dress and equipment used. The organization's aim is to provide an accurate and educational portrayal of the Viking period, with an equal emphasis on the daily life of the period, and on the more warlike aspects of life in what was a formative period in European history. The organization was renamed to The Vikings - Vinland in 2009 to better reflect the diverse North American membership of the group. www.vikingsvinland.org
The organization has member groups in Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and in the United States including Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico. Activities include the Icelandic Festival of Manitoba, Danish Canadian National Museum, The Calgary Highland Games and various other cultural and living history events throughout the continent, specific to each member group's local schedule.