Viking Festival of Catoira
viking festival catoira galician romaría viquinga de catoira secular festival celebrated catoira spain every first sunday august since surroundings castellum honesti currently known torres de oeste west tower fortress held commemorate catoiras role defending galicia viking attempted plunder treasure held cathedral santiago de compostela also reenact viking invasion took place thousand year ago viking festival catoira celebrated since first stage ateneo de ullán forum poet priest faustino rey romero isorna along poet baldomero isorna casal catoira founded ateneo de ullán artistic literary forum made intellectual local area group intellectual decided one gathering would good idea celebrate landing king olaf mean festival first viking festival took place july mass santiago castellum honesti fortress chapel memory diego xelmírez others defended fortress addition pedro montañés crowned tree branch played role fearsome viking ulfo jumped dorna boat land order meet bishop cresconio represented priest romero mere word dominated invader making kneel submissively representative christianity afterwards picnic lunch took place sound bagpipe well reading writer region participated current proclamation festivity inspired event night cacharelas type bonfire lit merlon tower order remember way warned viking arrival estuary second stage began lasted consolidation period festival sponsored cerámica domínguez del noroeste sa local ceramic flooring company organised worker festivity declared national tourist interest third final stage began council catoira took charge festival period international projection started twinning catoira danish village frederikssund festival declared international tourist interest celebration resident catoira dress people period act battle festival start morning traditional galician music played street town festival take place around remains tower next river ulla climax event disembarkation local portray warrior arrive replica thcentury viking ship take tower rest participant act villager try fight invader festivity continue traditional lunch sardine mussel empanada bagpipe background music party end verbena traditional galician dance catoira city council – viking festival journal la voz de galicia july los vikingos se aproximan catoira journal faro de vigo july catoira celebra la ª edición de su multitudinaria romaría vikinga