The Manitoba Chapter of the Markland Vikings set up an authentic Viking-era camp in Vermillion Park, Sunday.

Markland is the area Leif Erickson discovered when he reached what is now North America, while Claimhte Solais is borrowed from Celtic mythology and translates as Swords of Light.

The historical re-enactment group portrayed life in the Viking age from Scandinavia, Denmark and the British Isles in the period from 793 to 1066.

Dressed in period clothing, the group displayed what life would have been like in a Viking village from recreational pursuits to crafting, weapons practising and food preparation.

Here a participant, set up at what would have been a typical hunter’s camp, explains the duel purpose of the tools/weapons which would have been used as part of daily activities.