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Rathlin Island. In the year 795 Vikings (probably of Norwegian origin) raided islands off the coast of Ireland for the first time. [1] This was the beginning of a new phase of Irish history, which saw many native communities – particularly ecclesiastical ones – relocate themselves on the continent, or further afield in places like Iceland and the Faroe Islands, to escape the pagan marauders.
The Kingdom of Dublin (Old Norse: Dyflin [1]) was a Norse kingdom in Ireland that lasted from roughly 853 AD to 1170 AD. It was the first and longest-lasting Norse kingdom in Ireland, founded by Vikings who invaded the territory around Dublin in the 9th century.
Skudelev II, a large Viking Age warship built in the Dublin area c. 1042. The Thingmote was a raised mound, 40-foot (12 m) high and 240-foot (73 m) in circumference, where the Norsemen assembled and made their laws. It stood on the south side of the river, adjacent to Dublin Castle, until 1685. [5] Viking Dublin had a large slave market.
A large amount of Viking burial stones, called the Rathdown Slabs, have been found in multiple locations across South Dublin. [41] The Vikings founded many other coastal towns, and after several generations of coexistence and intermarriage a group of mixed Irish and Norse ethnic background arose (often called Norse-Gaels or Hiberno-Norse ...
Skuldelev II, a Viking warship built in the Norse–Gaelic community of Dublin (c. 1042) R. R. McIan's impression of a Norse–Gaelic ruler of Clan MacDonald, Lord of the Isles The Norse–Gaels originated in Viking colonies of Ireland and Scotland, the descendants of intermarriage between Norse immigrants and the Gaels.
An excerpt from folio 29r of Oxford Bodleian Library MS Rawlinson B 489 (the Annals of Ulster).The excerpt concerns Sitriuc Cáech.. Sitric Cáech or Sihtric Cáech or Sigtrygg Gále, [nb 1] (Old Norse: Sigtryggr [ˈsiɣˌtryɡːz̠], Old English: Sihtric, died 927) was a Hiberno-Scandinavian Viking [nb 2] leader who ruled Dublin and then Viking Northumbria in the early 10th century.
Olaf Guthfrithson or Anlaf Guthfrithson (Old Norse: Óláfr Guðrøðsson [ˈoːˌlɑːvz̠ ˈɡuðˌrøðsˌson]; Old English: Ánláf; Old Irish: Amlaíb mac Gofraid; died 941) was a Hiberno-Scandinavian (Irish-Viking) [nb 1] leader who ruled Dublin and Viking Northumbria in the 10th century.
Dubgaill and Finngaill, or Dubgenti and Finngenti, are Middle Irish terms used to denote different rival groups of Vikings in Ireland and Britain.Literally, Dub-/Finngaill is translated as "dark and fair foreigners" [1] or "black and white foreigners", [2] and similarly, Dub-/Finngenti as "dark/black" and "fair/white heathens".