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Vikings of the Irish Sea Paperback - 2010

Name: Vikings of the Irish Sea
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Author: Griffiths, David
ISBN: 9780752436463

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Vikings began raiding islands and monasteries on the Atlantic fringes of Europe in the 790s. The Irish Sea rapidly became one of their most productive hunting-grounds. Attacks, battles and destruction were accompanied by trade - in slaves, silver and fine objects. Vikings crossed and re-crossed the Irish Sea in search of land, wealth and power. Raids were followed by settlement, firstly in fortified camps, and later in towns, market enclaves and rural estates. Vikings came into contact with existing populations in Ireland, Britain and the Isle of Man. Viking paganism, demonstrated by spectacular burials, was gradually eclipsed by Christianity. By 1050, the process of assimilation was well under way, yet Viking influence and distinctiveness did not altogether disappear. This book takes the sea as its starting point, and looks afresh at the story of a supremely opportunistic people who left their mark in ways which still resonate today.

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Title Vikings of the Irish Sea
Author David Griffiths
Binding Paperback
Edition First Edition
Pages 192
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher History Press, Gloucestershire
Publication date 2010
Illustrated Yes
ISBN 9780752436463 / 0752436465
Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
Dimensions 9.84 x 6.69 x 0.5 in (24.99 x 16.99 x 1.27 cm)
Category History - General History
Library of Congress subjects Ireland - History - To 1172, Great Britain - History - Anglo-Saxon
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2009512707
Dewey Decimal Code 941.01

About the author

David Griffiths is Reader in Archaeology and a Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford University.

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