Vikings 'invade' Newcastle
A replica Viking ship sailed the River Tyne on Sunday 29 July. The Gaia stopped at Newcastle for an Olympic Festival en route to Norway.
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Vikings on the Tyne
by Phil Roscoe
A Viking longboat sailed up the River Tyne on Sunday. The Gaia arrived for an Olympic Festival at the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside.
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Viking ship sails up the River Tyne
A replica Viking ship sailed into Newcastle on Sunday.
The boat, named Gaia, was rowed along the Tyne into the Newcastle Gateshead Quayside at around 2pm.
The ship has been rented by the Norwegian Youth With A Mission Group (YWAM), and stopped in the North East en route from France to Norway.
Newcastle set for Viking 'invasion'
by Phil Roscoe
A replica Viking ship is arriving in Newcastle this weekend as part of the Olympic festival.
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