VISITORS to the Oxfordshire Museum in Woodstock will be able to learn all about Vikings in a new exhibition.

From tomorrow at the attraction The Heroes - of the Viking World exhibition will give people of all ages the chance to discover some of the real-life ‘celebrities’ of the Viking world, including the last King of York Eric Bloodaxe and Harald Hardrada – the thunderbolt of the North.

The exhibition has come from the Jorvik Viking Centre in York which opened in 1984.

A spokesman for the museum said: “Visitors can explore how they were celebrated and what the archaeological evidence can tell us about them.

“Their stories are told through a series of display panels, replica objects and Viking Age human remains displaying the battle injuries of a warrior.

“On display will also be Viking remains from Oxfordshire’s county collections, excavated from St John’s College at Oxford University.”

There will also be a Viking encampment-themed children’s area examines the world of Viking myth, uncovering the superpowers of gods such as Thor and Odin through story and play.

There will also be games and crafting activities to encourage all ages to find out more.

The museum in Park Street is open from 10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Saturday and from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday.

The Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum, which opened in 2014, is situated in the grounds of the Oxfordshire Museum and its collections focus on the history of the county’s two regiments.