Viking Ireland 5 Legacy of the Vikings in Ireland

Did you know that some of the most impressive artefacts of the Early Christian period in Ireland are decorated with Viking motifs? Former Director of the National Museum of Ireland, Raghnall Ó Floinn, discusses how Viking art styles appear on Irish Christian artefacts such as the Clonmacnoise Crozier, the Shrine of the Cathach, and the Cross of Cong.
For more information www.museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/Archaeology/Exhibitions/Viking-Ireland.
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Viking Video Notes
We also have an accompanying set of notes and resources to further the information in our Viking Videos. This can be accessed from here: www.museum.ie/getmedia/d19b9515-2f41-4827-90b1-8fe59377804a/Teacher-Notes-What-is-the-Viking-Online-Resource-3rd-edition_.pdf