The common date given for the commencement of the Viking Age슠is 793, when the Catholic abbey of Lindisfarne that was situated on an island less than one mile off the north-eastern coast of England (pertaining at the time to the early medieval Anglian Kingdom of Northumbria) was plundered by a group of Norsemen슠stemming from Hordaland,…
The Trim Castle is one of the oldest and most significant Norman strongholds built in Ireland. The structure was constructed over a period of 30 years after the Normans seized control of Ireland in the 12th century. The domains on which the castle stands today were given by the King of England, Henry II at…
Nottingham Castle was built on the site of a promontory known as the ‘Castle Rock’ in 1067 by William the Conqueror. Ever since, the fortress has been increasingly known as one of the most important medieval landmarks in England. Although some sources claim that it was built by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest…
Earliest human activity in Greenland is thought to have commenced from 2,500 BC when it was first settled by various migratory tribes, in stark contrast to the Viking Age which most historians agreed to have commenced in the late 8th century. Nonetheless, given the fact that life conditions on this large island have always been…
The origins of the Cardiff Castle can be traced back to the late part of the 11th century when, on the site of a former Roman fort, the Normans built an early stronghold (a motte-and-baily castle namely) which was made of wood and stone, being one of the first fortifications of its kind in Britain…
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