Viking & Medieval · event 2 of 5

841

The Vikings build a longphort. Norse raiders establish a fortified ship harbour at the confluence of the Liffey and the Poddle, where a tidal pool gave the place its name — dubh linn, the black pool. It becomes one of the largest slave markets in western Europe.

The Viking & Medieval era

  1. c. 140 AD
  2. 841
  3. 988
  4. 1014
  5. c. 1030

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