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Vikings of the Irish Sea

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Description for Vikings of the Irish Sea Paperback. 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. Viking paganism, demonstrated by spectacular burials, was gradually eclipsed by Christianity. This book looks afresh at the story of this supremely opportunistic people. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; 1DBR; 1QSE; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470 191pp

This book looks at the activities of the Vikings in the Irish Sea, a band of water that has been important since prehistoric times in the history of maritime cultural exchange between Britain and Ireland as well as the Scandinavian countries. The Vikings fully exploited their naval dominance to exert their influence across this area and David Griffiths presents a unique overview of the results of this dominance.

The book will look in detail at the activities of the Vikings in Wales, NW England, the Isle of Man, Scotland and Ireland. The archaeological evidence such as silver hoards and burials, ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
1st Edition
Yes
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752436463
SKU
9780752436463
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-4

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

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