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The Vikings in Ireland: longphuirt and legacy
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Stephen H.Harrison & Raghnall ÓFloinn. Viking graves and grave-goods in Ireland (Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962–1981, series B, volume 11 (2014)). 2015. xxiii+783 pages, numerous colour and b&w illustrations, tables. Dublin: National Museum of Ireland; 978-0-901777-99-7 hardback £50.
Howard B.Clarke & RuthJohnson (ed.). The Vikings in Ireland and beyond: before and after the Battle of Clontarf.2015. xxiii+526 pages, 31 colour and 70 b&w illustrations, 10 tables. Dublin: Four Courts; 978-1-84682-495-1 hardback £35.
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 15 September 2016
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Viking graves and grave-goods in Ireland is the longawaited outcome of the Irish Viking Graves Project, which ran from 1999–2005. The project originated at a conference held in Dublin in 1995, at which the limited understanding of Viking burials was identified as a significant shortcoming of the Irish archaeological record. Stephen Harrison was appointed as Research Assistant, and began the major task of making sense of the antiquarian records of the Royal Irish Academy. The primary aim of this work was the creation of the first accurate and comprehensive catalogue of all Viking graves and grave-goods in Ireland. With this volume, that aim has been handsomely achieved.
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