Canadian Icelandic festival features Viking culture

The Icelandic Festival of Manitoba wrapped up last week with spectators getting their last chance to experience a bit of Viking culture.
The 124th annual event was expected to attract around 40,000 people to the town of Gimli, an hour north of Winnipeg, and is considered the second oldest continuous ethnic event in North America according to organizers.
Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson made the trip over for the festival and said the largest group of people of Icelandic descent outside of the country live in Manitoba.
“Coming here you’re filled with optimism and pride,” Gunnlaugsson said. “I can’t wait to go back home and tell people about my experiences here.”