Merchants and Raiding

Viking merchants If you were a Viking merchant and owned a boat you could increase your fortune.  You could sail to a better sales town. Viking River routes were very helpful. They led from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in Asia . With their river routes they could get far inland. Viking merchants sold furs from the Baltic and rope made from walrus hide. They also sold slaves and walrus ivory and amber cured meat and dried fish and much more. Today we go to shopping centres or markets.  In Dublin or back then called Dyflin the markets were on the street. Two main streets were Winetavern street and Fishamble street. One of the big markets was the Cornmarket which can still be found in Dublin. By Liam Fox.

Illustration By Liam Fox

VIKING RAIDING The first Viking raids on Ireland were in 795. They raided monasteries on Lambay Island. They also raided the island of Inishmurray and Inisbofin. Monasteries were good targets that provided rich picking like holy goblets and garments. Some objects found in scandinaviel. That were seized as booty on raids a scottish  or irish religuary looted to a  jewel box ,a silver dish that was formerly a sacred church vessel , a brooch , a gold scabbard end and a belt end , both of celtic workmanship   Story by Sharon Maguire

Illustratiol by Keith Kerrigan

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