The Vikings in Ireland
Subtitle: settlement, trade, and urbanization
By: Mary A. Valante.
Publisher: Four Courts Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781846820939
Subjects: Vikings -- Ireland; Commerce -- History -- Medieval, 500-1500; Ireland -- History -- To 1172; Ireland -- Economic conditions; Ireland -- Commerce -- History
Description: Over the course of 250 years, Viking raiders & their descendants settled in & urbanized Ireland, connecting the Irish with long-distance trade routes as never before. This book presents an accurate picture of the complex relationship between the town-dwelling Scandinavians & the rural Irish.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-205) and index.