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A selection of photographs taken around the Tønsberg Viking festival, showing the various wares on offer and the style of the tents.

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A detailed reconstruction of the Oseberg wagon. It sits in the lobby of the Quality Hotel Tønsberg.

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Detail shot showing the carving at the stem of Saga Oseberg at the Tønsberg Viking Festival.

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A view over the area of the Viking festival with Viking-style tents pitched around the site.

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Reconstructed Viking ships at the Tønsberg Viking Festival. The ship closest to the foreground is Saga Oseberg, a reconstruction of the Oseberg ship. In the background is the Viking festival itself.

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Advertising poster for the Tonsberg Viking Festival. The Norseness of the festival is reinforced by the use of a rune-like font.

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A shop in Tønsberg selling brewing kits and offering courses in how to brew beer. It uses a stylised version of the Oseberg ship as its logo. The shop also uses a rune-like font to reinforce the Norseness of its brand.

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The Christian body-building show TX Vikings was removed from the programme at Tønsberg vikingfestival after they used their show to proselytise, thus breaking an agreement they had made with the organisers.

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Tønsberg Vikingfestival is a Viking festival aimed at raising awareness of Tønsberg's Viking heritage.

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Evidence has been found that Tønsberg really is Norway's oldest town, and that it could have had an urban character by the 800s.
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