


John Sheehan There are several bodies of archaeological evidence that may be used, alongside historical, literary and other sources, to elucidate and interpret the nature of the Scandinavian and Hiberno-Scandinavian impact and settlement in Ireland during the ninth and tenth centuries.1 These comprise, first and foremost, the results of the excavations of the Hiberno-Scandinavian towns, most notably those at Dublin and Waterford,2 as well as the evidence of associated rural settlements in the hinterlands of these and other towns.3 The large number of silver hoards on record represents the second body of evidence,4 and this is of primary importance in understanding both the nature of Scandinavian activity in Ireland and the economic and social relationships that existed between the Irish and the Scandinavians. Sweyn took the Danish legion and Eirik took his Vikings and they sailed east together to the southern tip of Norway and parted ways with Eirik leading his. The information that can be inferred from the grave-finds, on the other hand, though limited due to the fact that most of them were unearthed during the nineteenth century, has been enhanced by current work on the antiquarian sources relevant to them5 as well as by several recent discoveries of burials.6 Much the same limitation applies to the single-finds of weapons and other objects of Scandinavian workmanship.7 The only focus of research to have taken Randomly generated targets between 5 duchies means no two games are the same. John Sheehan There are several bodies of archaeological evidence that may be used, alongside historical, literary and other sources, to elucidate and interpret the nature of the Scandinavian and Hiberno-Scandinavian impact and settlement in Ireland during the ninth and tenth centuries.1 These comprise, first and foremost, the results of the excavations of the Hiberno-Scandinavian towns, most notably those at Dublin and Waterford,2 as well as the evidence of associated rural settlements in the hinterlands of these and other towns.3 The large number of silver hoards on record represents the second body of evidence,4 and this is of primary importance in understanding both the nature of Scandinavian activity in Ireland and the economic and social relationships that existed between the Irish and the Scandinavians. Take your crew on raids in search of gold, slaves and glory, but beware the locals. THE LONGPHORT IN VIKING AGE IRELAND THE LONGPHORT IN VIKING AGE IRELAND
