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Viking
Slave Chain

Late-ninth or early-tenth century

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Archaeology

WHERE TO SEE IT

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DESCRIPTION

…Dublin emerged as a major slaving centre, from which captives, not merely from the rest of Ireland but also from Britain, were traded…

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An Post Ninth Definitive Stamp Series

A History of Ireland
in 100 Objects, a selection