Battle of Clontarf, 19th – 20th April 2014
Winner of Best Live Event & Best Overall Event at the 2014 Irish Event Industry Awards
The Battle of Clontarf Festival made history by re-creating the largest Viking village and living history battle re-enactment ever on the island of Ireland. Organized by Dublin City Council the festival was part of a year packed with events made to celebrate the millennium of Brian Boru’s rise against the Vikings.
Over the Easter weekend over 70,000 visitors (40,000 Saturday and 30,000 Sunday) showed up at St. Anne’s Park to witness the spectacular clash of the Viking and Irish armies in a number of breath-taking battle re-enactments, which featured hundreds of dedicated, authentic living history re-enactors from all over the world. Never has the word ‘Awesome’ been so applicable.
In addition to the main event, there was a veritable smorgasbord of Viking orientated activities. A feast for the senses with displays from all walks of Viking life, including a fully functional medieval village with over 80 tents, skills and weapons demonstrations, a mounted display on horses, a Viking longboat, falconry, archery, food, workshops, music and much more which offered an incredible two days of family fun and entertainment.
Please see the links below for more information:
* Site Map
* Saturday’s Programme of Events
* Sunday’s Programme of Events
We worked closely with a number of partners to provide :
Accreditation / Access Control
– Battle of Clontarf accreditation design & implementation
– Access control systems developed and implemented
Budget Management
– Pre event budget estimation
– Battle of Clontarf Budget management & control
– Provision updates and projections throughout project
– Post event budget analysis and report
Crowd Management
– Identification, provision and management of public performance spaces
– Planning and management of the main re-enactment viewing areas
Design
– Visual design for the programme of events
– Visual design of the site plan
Event Management
– Development of an Event Management Plan for Battle of Clontarf in conjunction with the event safety consultants
– Event Management & Event Control
– Liaison with the relevant stakeholders and statutory agencies
– Liaison with voluntary agencies with regard to first aid cover
Insurance
– Liaison with insurance brokers to ensure adequate event coverage
– Collation of supplier and performer insurance documentation
– Collation of all other relevant documentation; structural & fire safety certificate etc.
Market Coordination
– Recruitment of a smorgasbord of market traders (click here for link to the trader application page)
– Supply of market infrastructure requirements
– Trader liaison & Management
Production Coordination
– Identification of resource requirements
– Supply of temporary infrastructure
– Development and implementation of an Battle of Clontarf event production timeline
– Supplier liaison & Management
Programming
– Liaison with Battle of Clontarf Viking Re-Enactment groups
– Provision of additional event programming elements with Mammooth
Risk Management
– Identification of potential project risks
– Management of fire safety risks
– Liaison with event safety consultants
– Implementation of risk management and elimination processes
Security Management
– Security scheduling and management
Signage
– Signage management plan development and implementation
– Design of event signage
Site Planning
– Creation of scaled (.dwg) CAD drawings
– Positioning of all event infrastructure and requirements
Staffing
– Supply of production staff and crew
– Development & delivery of briefing plans and packs
– Staff Management
Volunteer Recruitment and Management
– Recruitment & management of over 100 volunteers (click here for link to the volunteer application page)
- Viking ship at Battle of Clontarf
- Viking ship at Battle of Clontarf 2
- Viking ship at Battle of Clontarf 3
- Viking ship at Battle of Clontarf 4
- Battle re-enactment
- Battle re-enactment 2
- Battle re-enactment 3
- Battle re-enactment 4
- Battle re-enactment 5
- Battle re-enactment 6
- Battle re-enactment 7
- Battle re-enactment 8
- Viking helmets
- Horesback riders at Battle of Clontarf
- Preparing at Battle of Clontarf
- Armoury at Battle of Clontarf
- Shields at Battle of Clontarf
- Viking village at Battle of Clontarf
- More shields
- Even more shields
- Actors at Battle of Clontarf
- Armoury at Battle of Clontarf 2
- There were a lot of shields
- Warning signs
- Tents at Battle of Clontarf
- Working had at Battle of Clontarf
- Tents at Battle of Clontarf
- Saddles at Battle of Clontarf
- Blacksmith quaffs a brew at Battle of Clontarf
- Archery range at Battle of Clontarf
- Kids get involved at Battle of Clontarf
- Kids get involved at Battle of Clontarf 2
- Kids get involved at Battle of Clontarf 3
- A wise old owl at Battle of Clontarf
- A hawk…I think. (Let us know if we’re wrong)
- Hawk is hooded at Battle of Clontarf
- Farmers carry at Battle of Clontarf
- Farmers carry at Battle of Clontarf 2
- Farmers carry at Battle of Clontarf 3
- Tug O War at Battle of Clontarf
- Tug O War at Battle of Clontarf 2
- Bouncy Castle – not as defensible as what they had in 1014 but infinitely more fun.
- Bouncy Castle at Battle of Clontarf
- Bouncy Castle at Battle of Clontarf
- Bounce Zone
- What the Vikings and Celts ate post battle. Lollipops.
- The crowd at Battle of Clontarf
For a brief history of the Battle of Clontarf please click here
Battle of Clontarf
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