HIST 3P30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Lough Neagh, Scandinavian Scotland, Longphort
9 Apr 2016
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Raiding- recon- started to set up winter camps which were eventually turned into more permanent setlements. Staring in scotland/ireland/wales (england and isle of man next week) Interacions between norse and gaels, picts and britons (and anglo-saxons-later) Good porion of briish isles impacted by scandinavian setlement. Their setlement important in history of briish isles. From irst viking age to second viking age. Ater a certain period of ime turn into second v age characterized by setlement. 830-40s noice there is an intensiicaion of raiding acivity. In ireland geing more inland using river systems. Exploratory raiding-plundering and slaving to break resistance-occupaion and establishment of setlements. Breaking of local resistance- occupaion of exising setlements. Acts as transiional period -830s between two types of aciviies. The surprise of contemporary chroniclers: pagans sill on lough neagh- annals of ulster 841. Bridge between larger scale raiding and perm setlement. Larger expediions further inaldn and logisical and military challenges.
