THE Vikings settled in the area around 902AD. The Viking that settled in Formby where Norsemen, meaning they came from Norway as opposed to the Danes which came from Denmark. The footage taken at the Formby Festival in 2000 on the sand dunes and on Formby Point.  The festival was part of the Celebrations for the New Millennium and started a series of events held over 2 more years at the same location.    At the end of the Documentary a short bit of footage has been added about the event.  The footage was shot by local television film group HTV and PCBT Photography.

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Photographs by Patrick Trollope.

Recommended Education Book:-

'Viking Mersey', by Stephen Harding. 
ISBN 1901231 34 8   Published by A Countryvise Publication, Wirral UK in 2002.

Thank you to all who helped us make this video.   With special thanks to the following:- Vikings Of Middle England, Formby Online, HTV, National Trust, Sefton MBC, Sefton Ranger Services, The Formby Society, the Formby Committee and The Millennium Committee.