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Men dressed up as Vikings take part in the annual Viking festival of Catoira in north-western Spain on August 7, 2011. The festival re-enacts past Viking raids in the area and is celebrated annually on the first Sunday of August.

Remembering the Viking invasions of Spain

Read more about the history of the Vikings in Galicia on a local tourism website for Rias Baixas.

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