FEARSOME Viking monsters were on the streets of Coppergate, York, as young artists mimicked talents from 1,000 years ago.

Schoolchildren created Viking art as part of a pavement art competition organised by Jorvik.

Schools entered drawings depicting the creatures featured in Viking art.

And pupils with the best work were helped to turn them into pavement art by Jorvik staff.

A museum spokeswoman said: "Viking art featured all kinds of weird and wonderful animals as artists at this time were very imaginative."

The art coincides with Jorvik's Fearsome Craftsmen exhibition.

Updated: 08:26 Wednesday, May 07, 2003