It was a lost Viking legend for almost 1200 years but in the late 2000’s a determined team of historians and archaeologists found the fortified Viking settlement of “Linn Duachaill”, using modern equipment. They finally solved the location of this ancient Viking settlement in the village of Annagassan, Co.Louth, after searches had taken place as far back as 1750. One of the historians that found this Viking Longphort stated "While Dublin developed more as a TRADING town, this appeared to be more of a RAIDING town”. So Linn Duachaill was the real deal; in terms of Viking culture. A great deal of the research material came from the information board in the beautiful village of Annagassan, which is worth a visit, if only for the true old world feel of O’Neill’s Newsagent which brought me back to my youth!
My thanks for the help from many of the participants of Boyne Valley Viking Experience featured in this video from Slane in Co.Meath this May. And with special thanks to Olaf the Skald, Grzegorz Piasecki, Kevin, Bradley and Dean of the Magnus Vikings. Please like and subscribe to inspire more to come!
*"Artists impression" spelt in the video should read "Artist's impression" !
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Welcome to my channel, that is dedicated to the history and culture of Ireland. This is not set out to be a history lesson, but a ramble through some stories you might find interesting about Ireland. Ireland has so many connections throughout the world from the emigration from this country over so many centuries, but those with Irish blood in their families always have a yearning to know more about their "old country", this is my attempt to bring some of the history and culture they left behind. So if you fancy some tales about horsemen and highwaymen, banshee's and fairies, soldiers and rebels, legends and folklore, saints and scholars, please like and subscribe. Thank you for watching. Ronan.
5 окт 2024
