Cycling ‘Viking’ told not to bring axe and sword into London Penny farthing rider raising awareness of homelessness on 300-mile trip falls foul of the long arm of the (Dane) law cycling
A man undertaking a 300-mile ride on a penny farthing bike while dressed as a Viking was told by police not to bring his sword and axe into central London.
Dr Payne, a two-time winner of the Great British Eccentric of the Year award, said: “I’m recreating a historical journey with a twist.“I’ll be doing it in authentic Viking kit – apart from the fact I’m on a penny farthing and not a horse,” although he said that the bike “will have two coconut halves attached to the handlebars so that as I ride along, I can knock them together to make the sound of a horse.
Dr Payne said that he understood why he had been advised not to take his sword and axe into the centre of the capital. He said that he had checked with the chief constables of police forces in other counties he is riding through that it was okay to take his weapons – which are stage props and do not have sharp edges – with him, and had been given their approval.
His journey, which he is undertaking to raise awareness of homelessness, will eventually take him to Bosham in West Sussex to mark a rather singular anniversary. “After that, I'll be riding down to Bosham to recreate the holding back the tide story,” continued the retired history teacher.
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