Viking influence in Spain is extremely underrated, but the city of Catoira has something to say about it.
Every year, on the first Sunday in August, the replica of an 11th-century Viking longboat sails up the river Ulla to the town of Catoira in northern Spain. A reenactment battle follows, leaving everyone soaked in... wine!
Seafarers by nature, the Norse build the most advanced ships of their time. From merchants to Viking raiders, the Longship was the essential vehicle of them all.
Odin the Allfather is the ruler of the Gods in the North, the true God of War. The son of Bor and Bestla Odin possesses supreme cunning. He is also known as “father of the slain”, as half of the valorous warriors who fall in battle join his army, the Einherjar, in preparation for the Ragnarok.
