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Ireland and the Viking World
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2013
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Podcast episode
Description
Episode 3 is a whistle stop tour through the Viking World visiting places from Baghdad to Newfoundland explaining how the Vikings connected these far flung places to Ireland. In this episode we also see the first Africans arrive in Ireland in the 9th century and explain how a coin from Armenia ended up amongst the remains of people massacred by the vikings in rural Ireland in the 10th century!Support the show at Patreon.com/irishpodcast Join me on a tour - Dublinfaminetour.ie For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Mar 15, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
(820 - 902) Raiding and Trading with the Vikings: The early 9th century saw the Vikings step up their raids and attacks on Ireland. Terror gripped coastal communities as vast fleets appeared on the horizon unleashing brutal raids. This podcast looks at how the Gaelic fought back. Will also Vikings fou... by Irish History Podcast