Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recently discovered large hilltop settlement could challenge the theory that the Vikings built the first towns in Ireland, a ...

The collection of Viking-age gold and silver from Britain and Ireland in the British Museum -- The discovery and dispersal of the Cuerdale Hoard -- The Cuerdale coins / Gareth Williams ; with a ...

If these coastal bases did support North Sea raids, it suggests the Viking “shock” of the late eighth century had deeper roots in Roman-era networks, mercenary service, and shipbuilding know-how.

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After the Vikings were driven out of Dublin in 902, hundreds of ships scattered across the Irish Sea, and one of the most dangerous fleets in Europe set its sights on Wales. This chapter follows ...