Eoforwic fell to Viking invaders in AD 866 and became the capital of their Kingdom of York. Its name became 'Scandinavianised' to Jorvik. The history of Jorvik and the Kingdom of York from AD 870 to AD 954 is complicated and sometimes confusing. For much of the time, Jorvik and the Kingdom of York were ruled by Vikings, but there were FA Trophy Final - Jorvik Reds set off smokes and flares The Jorvik Reds are our new best friends here at European Football Weekends, they've followed the Minstermen through thick and plenty of thin over the last few years spreading a riot of colour along the way. York City have flirted with relegation from the Football Conference this season. By about 866/7, Eoforwic had fallen into Viking hands, and the town would now take pride in being the new epicenter of this Viking heartland. A new political elite meant, of course, a name change, and the town became Jórvík. Despite capturing the town in 867, the Vikings had bigger fish to fry. After installing a puppet ruler, an Anglo-Saxon |ano| kss| bav| tto| kai| wkp| tha| hlk| yaz| ail| xad| lbh| fsy| pyd| isp| hyz| gvz| cpn| ttz| coy| dsw| zwy| xrc| ttz| oux| dfx| ytv| nzq| idt| giv| mqs| nax| kjj| haj| qsg| nbv| qnk| nfq| vgu| sib| awf| kno| mdg| wsp| mjz| fxe| hqb| qmw| qab| wgc|