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Looting Scotland in the Viking Age

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Creator
  • Maldonado, Adrián
2020

Abstract
  • In 795 AD one of the first recorded Viking raids in Britain took place at the monastery of Iona in what is now Scotland. Dozens of raids and battles would follow, leading to the plunder of people, cattle, and, of course, portable wealth by Vikings.

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  • Blog post
Creator
  • Maldonado, Adrián
Date published
  • 2020-07-22
Institution
  • National Museums Scotland
Organisational unit
  • Scottish History & Archaeology
Series name
  • National Museums Scotland Blog
Publisher
  • National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
  • Edinburgh
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  • Full article available via the official URL