Hello everyone and welcome back to the Viking Age podcast. My name is Lee and this is

episode 16 Law and

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And with that, let's go on to the history.

So last time, we took a look at what roles Viking are

may have played in Scotland during the early 800s.

You may remember how from the 790s on, it's very likely that there were many Viking raids

being conducted throughout Northern Scotland.

Indeed, upon the examination of what little evidence we have to go on, it seems that by the

mid-800s, Scandinavian settlements were established in the northern and western Isles,

and that this pattern of migration had likely begun sometime in the 8-20s.

Today, we were going to return to Ireland and catch up on events there during the eight years

between 813 and 821 which saw a lull inviting our activity. We'll then move forward and look at what happened when Viking Are finally returned,

focusing on a new tactic which may have only been made possible thanks to the fledgling Norse bases in Scotland, namely the taking

of captives for ransom or slavery.

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