AXEMEN: Viking warriors show off their skills when the Norse invaders recently returned to Greenwich after an absence of around 1,000 years. But rather than raiding, pillaging and killing, these Vikings were more interested in showing-off during their visit to the Greenwich Gateway Visitor Centre, last month. The free event included demonstrations of fighting, weaving and clothes making and gave visitors young and old an opportunity to inspect their terrifying weapons.

December 19, 2001 11:00