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Pirates
When one thinks of “Pirates” they immediately conjure up the image portrayed by Disney and fabled adventure books of either Captain Hook and Tinker Bell, or Johnny Depp and the “Pirates of the Caribbean”. Pirates of the Caribbean is by … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Cultures, Explorers, mythology, shipwrecks, Viking
Tagged crime, golden age of pirates, piracy, pirates, raids, sea people, seamen, vikings
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The Vikings and Ireland
About the Vikings & Their Coming To Ireland: The Vikings were originally the inhabitants of Norse countries, such as where modern-day Denmark and Norway are now located. They became a seafaring explorer people due to the Scandinavian land … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultures, Viking
Tagged 700 CE, 795 CE, 841 CE, 902 CE, annagassan, black pool, boyne, brian boru, christianity, denmark, Dublin, erne, hompatrick, inishbofin, inishmurray, Iona, Ireland, irish kings, irish monasteries, liffey, longboats, looting, norsemen, norway, ostmen, paganism, raids, rathlin island monastery, sceilg mhicil, shanon, trade, vikings, warriors
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