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Luke Torris Photography

Irelands Viking Fortress

1 posted on 02/03/2011 7:02:50 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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To: SunkenCiv

UFFDA UFFDA UFFDA


4 posted on 02/03/2011 7:06:52 PM PST by barbarianbabs (soylent green is people)
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To: SunkenCiv
...and send captured Irish slaves abroad...

Mmmm... those lovely Irish lasses. This-- ladies and gentlemen-- is why there is a "Swedish Bikini Team", and not a "British Bikini Team".

Q.E.D.

5 posted on 02/03/2011 7:09:15 PM PST by Ramius (Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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To: SunkenCiv

The Pillage People Ping!


6 posted on 02/03/2011 7:10:10 PM PST by AU72
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To: SunkenCiv
Eirik Bloodaxe, Harald Bluetooth.

Say what you will, but the Vikings knew the importance of a good name.

7 posted on 02/03/2011 7:22:36 PM PST by Flag_This (Real presidents don't bow.)
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To: SunkenCiv

intersting. did they dig the canal to float the ships?


10 posted on 02/03/2011 7:57:52 PM PST by beebuster2000
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To: SunkenCiv
For more than 70 years, Linn Duachaill rivaled Dublin as the preeminent Viking holding on the east coast of Ireland before it was eventually abandoned.

The reason the Vikings abandoned Linn Duachaill so quickly is simple... they feared this dude:


11 posted on 02/03/2011 8:06:55 PM PST by CurlyBill (1-20-13 can't get here fast enough!)
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To: SunkenCiv
Googling images for Linn Duachaill returned this on page 14

And speaking of Linn Duachaill, I think I dated her once in college.

13 posted on 02/03/2011 9:23:58 PM PST by Rebelbase
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