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The period 795-1169 in Irish history is one in which Ireland's encounter with the Viking-age Scandinavians had far reaching effects on Ireland's history — political, military, economic, social and cultural. This module seeks first to set that encounter in context by exploring the north Atlantic Viking-age historical experience more generally. The second half of the module focuses closely on the Viking impact on Ireland specifically in what may be called the 'Long Viking Age', which extends to the eve of the advent of the Normans in Ireland in the 1160s.
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