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Episode 3 of the Irish history podcast released

category national | history and heritage | press release author Wednesday June 23, 2010 14:44author by Irish Historyauthor email history at irishhistorypodcast dot ie

The Viking World.
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Episode 3 of the series looks at the impact of the Viking world on Ireland. This saw a form of Globalisation in the 9th and 10th centuries. This increased trade and contact saw the first Africans arrive in Ireland in the 9th Century as well contact with the Byzantine Empire and Arab Caliphate.

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