Viking warriors gather at Embarcadero Marina Park South during 2017 Comic-Con to reenact the funeral ceremony of a fallen hero.
A special event during 2017 Comic-Con was held Friday evening at Embarcadero Marina Park South. Vikings, a popular show on History, staged a ceremonial Viking funeral that climaxed with the burning of a longship on San Diego Bay!
A large crowd gathered in the park and watched as a fallen hero was carried off by other warriors with great solemnity. Then they cheered when the principal actors made a sudden appearance.
The staged burning of the Viking longship was exactly the sort of spectacle one expects at Comic-Con!
Fans at San Diego Comic-Con await a special event that promotes History’s hit show Vikings.A 45 foot Viking longship floats on San Diego Bay. Its burning will be a central attraction of the event.Here come actors portraying a clan of Vikings. We’re almost ready to begin.A fallen warrior is ready to be carried from a small fortress-like Viking building.The body is transported out in a solemn ceremony.I knew the Vikings were great explorers, but I didn’t realize they sailed all the way to San Diego Bay!Act One is complete.After a long wait, the stars of the show arrive to much cheering. Here comes Katheryn Winnick, who portrays Lagertha.And here is Alexander Ludwig, who plays Bjorn Ironside.Alexander Ludwig greets his fans in San Diego during 2017 Comic-Con.A crowd favorite arrives. It’s Alex Hogh Andersen, who plays Ivar the Boneless.Alex Hogh Andersen heads into the fortress, from which the actors address the crowd.Everyone listens to the actors, watches a trailer and answers show trivia for prizes while we wait for twilight.People grow restless after waiting quite a long while.The Viking longship is overtaken by shadow as the sun sets, then finally the nearby boats move safely away.A Viking funeral. The longship burns on San Diego Bay.
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4 thoughts on “Vikings actors greet crowd! A longship burns!”
Amazing! I caught the tail end of this! It was cool!
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Amazing! I caught the tail end of this! It was cool!
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I got lucky and got a good spot to take photos! It was fun, even if there was a long wait.
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