Burning of The Viking Ship
• Grand Finale to Highland Games •

A Viking ship at the Highland Games may seem a little incongruous, but there is a tenuous connection. The Vikings are an important part of European history, they settled many areas in Europe and briefly L'Anse aux Meadows in North America. Because of this they influenced and were influenced by the Celts. The Vikings believed that all should end in flames to speed the soul to Asgard and immortality. So when the Highlands of Durham Games founding committee took on a huge task in 1996 in trying to establish a four day Celtic Festival in Durham Region they decided to burn a Viking ship to attain "immortality " for the games striving to establish and respect tradition. So on Sunday during the closing ceremony a Viking ship will be burnt, and hopefully our Viking ship will carry the dreams and aspirations of the children who helped build her, and inspire them - after all what is Asgard for?

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