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Vikings, Caliphs and the Slave Trade

Conditions during the 8th century prompted a growing shift in the Northern lands from farming and fishing, to raiding. We start to see “Viking” raids in the Irish, English and even Spanish records at the end of the 8th century. … Continue reading

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