ON my way home after shopping, I decided to make my way home through the Coppergate Centre and view the Viking exhibition.

I enjoyed the attractions but ended up chuckling all the way home. Seated outside their hut were two Viking Warriors, resplendent with their helmets, swords and shields, but what gave me a laugh was that they were both smoking.

Now correct me if I am wrong, but were cigarettes invented in the Viking age?

Mr R W Ford, Charlton Street, Bishopthorpe Road, York.