Caledonian Canal

The Caledonian Canal runs for more than 50 nautical miles through the Highlands of Scotland. It was intended to…

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Avaldsnes

Avaldsnes is situated on Karmøy in Western Norway. Its geographical position offered a unique opportunity for…

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Exeter

The originally Roman town of Exeter was harassed by several Viking raids. For some time after AD 1066, the town…

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Limerick

Unlike Dublin and Waterford, archaeological evidence for the Viking town of Limerick remains for the most part…

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Dublin

The Vikings settled in Dublin from 841 AD onwards. During their reign Dublin became the most important town in…

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Clontarf

The Battle of Clontarf, fought on Good Friday in 1014AD, is one of the most famous events in Irish history. It…

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Roskilde

During the first half of the 11th century Roskilde sprang up on an open field and in the course of a few years…

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Hastings

On 14th October AD 1066 William (the Conqueror) of Normandy and Harold Godwinson of England met at the Battle of…

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Skipper: "Abandon ship!"

Just three weeks before sailing to Dublin the crew on board the Sea Stallion tested the final details concerning…

Photo: Irish Naval Service

The project just as Irish as it is Danish

An Irish Viking ship! Sounds contradictory? It is not. 1,200 years ago the Vikings settled in Ireland and the two…