The organiser of a Viking festival has sought legal representation amid a row over events set to clash on the upcoming bank holiday weekend.
Two different Viking-themed festivals are due to take place on Wirral at the end of this month. The Wirral Viking Festival, to be hosted at Leasowe Castle on May 25 and 26, promises to be “an immersive, inclusive, family friendly event that celebrates the Norse heritage of the Wirral peninsula.”
Meanwhile, an event described online as Wirral Viking Festivals - Brimstage Farm will be held between May 25 and May 27. That event is organised by a local re-enactment group, the Wirral Vikings, also known as Wirhalh Skip Felagr.
Solicitors for the Leasowe event’s organisers described the proposed Brimstage Farm event as a “flagrant breach” of their intellectual property rights. The Brimstage event is set to include combat displays, crafts and a “viking village.”
If I am reading the article correctly, the festival that is suing is being held for the first time this year, while the other group has been calling their festivals “Wirral Viking Festivals” since at least 2020.
It takes a lot of arrogance to initiate legal action against a festival that has been using its name longer than you!