Looting Scotland in the Viking Age

Maldonado, Adrián

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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Resource type
- Blog post
Institution
- National Museums Scotland
Organisational unit
- Scottish History & Archaeology
Series name
- National Museums Scotland Blog
Publisher
- National Museums Scotland
Place of publication
- Edinburgh
Official URL
- https://blog.nms.ac.uk/2020/07/21/looting-scotland-in-the-viking-age/
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- https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/collections-departments/scottish-history-and-archaeology/
- https://www.nms.ac.uk/collections-research/our-research/featured-projects/early-medieval-scotland/
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- AM
- CC
- D
- GN
- GR
- GT
- NK
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