VIKINGS have come to Northwich in a new exhibition exploring their history.
Weaver Hall Museum and Workhouse is holiding the ‘Reap and Tillage’ exhibition until May 2.
Devastating raids by the Vikings on the east coast of England in the 8th century led to their conquest of almost half the country. Cheshire’s experience was very different with most Viking activity being peaceable and beneficial.
A coin mint flourished in Chester and trade links with other Viking settlements around the Irish Sea made the city wealthy and prosperous.
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