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The Viking raiders have arrived again

THE VIKINGS are back pillaging on Loch Fyne.

Five villages along Loch Fyne have been preparing for raids, with the first expedition yesterday (Thursday) taking the nautical Nordics from Tarbert to Inveraray then back to home base in Tarbert.

As part of the Loch Fyne Viking Festival, Ardrishaig, Lochgilphead, Portavadie and Tarbert are also running events until this Sunday July 9. The Viking fleet has expanded for this year’s invasion.

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