Viking Age in Ireland

former country (839-1171)

Icelandic saga about the Norse exploration of North America

1014 middle ages battle

The Norse–Gaels (; ; ; , 'foreigner-Gaels') were a people of mixed Gaelic and Norse ancestry and culture. They emerged in the Viking Age, when Vikings who settled in Ireland and in Scotland became Gaelicised and intermarried with Gaels. The Norse–Gaels dominated much of the Irish Sea and Scottish Sea regions from the 9th to 12th centuries. They founded the Kingdom of the Isles (which included the Hebrides and the Isle of Man), the Kingdom of Dublin, the Lordship of Galloway (which is named after them), and briefly ruled the Kingdom of York (939–944 AD). The most powerful Norse–Gaelic dynasty w

aspect of Norsemen expansion

royal Norse dynasty

A longphort (Ir. plur. longphuirt) is a term used in Ireland for a Viking ship enclosure or shore fortress. The longphorts were bases for Viking raids but had multiple purposes. There were not always large numbers of Vikings at these settlements. The camps were fortified areas along rivers, usually at a tributary where both sides were protected such that the Vikings could port ships. The sites were easily defended, sheltered, and gave immediate access to the sea. The camps would be of great importance to the Vikings during their raids of Ireland, which included attacks on many churches and mon

AD 919 attempt to drive Vikings from Ireland

Bannow () is a village and civil parish lying east of Bannow Bay on the southwest coast of County Wexford, Ireland. The main settlement in the parish is the village of Carrig-on-Bannow (or Carrig).

Historical era in Ireland

In the modern Gaelic languages, ' () signifies Scandinavia or, more specifically, Norway. As such it is cognate with the Welsh name for Scandinavia, ' (). In both old Gaelic and old Welsh, such names literally mean 'land of lakes' or 'land of swamps'.

1000 battle of the Viking wars in Ireland

980 battle in Ireland