These spectacular aerial photographs show Sheringham Viking Festival as many will have never seen it before.

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Photographer Chris Taylor managed to take these wonderful photographs of the festival from above using his drone.

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The popular Sheringham Viking Festival attracted thousands of visitors.

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A torchlit parade marched through the town followed by the burning of a longboat on the seashore.

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Here, the beautiful north Norfolk coast provides a truly stunning backdrop to the spectacular action of the festival,

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The striking images bring to life the event from a unique view point rarely seen before, with flames and smoke billowing out towards the North Sea - it was a real sight to behold.

Another shot shows bodies scattered across Sheringham beach after a bloody battle for supremacy.

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