There is also an excellent interactive game about how to plan a raid entitled Viking Quest game. There is a very wide range of information, activities and links on this site, much of it written by leading experts in British universities and museums. It is worth noting, however, that almost all of the material cited here is British (especially English) and Scandinavian in origin so there is relatively little which focuses on the history of Vikings in Ireland. A video from Dublin library illustrate the story of perhaps the earliest Viking warrior to have been found to date in Ireland – see 2.Ī site with quizzes, crossword, dress templates, reenactment photos, worksheets, themes and games. For evidence of Viking excavations in Cork see corkheritage.ie. It was designed by Michael Farry for NCTE and focuses on the excavated evidence particularly from Dublin but also has pages on evidence from Waterford and Wexford. This is an extremely useful website and perhaps the best available on Vikings in a specifically Irish context. The following list is a short summary of some of the better known and resourced sites but in all probability you will find many more. Many of these groups have blogs and web-sites where you can find extensive information and discussions of a type not normally found in textbooks, the specific sword-fighting techniques of Scandinavian warriors through to their metal-casting and clothes-dying activities.
In addition to sites designed particularly for schools, there is also a growing involvement by Living History groups who investigate the past through reconstruction and use of ancient materials and artefacts. Irish & Medieval web sites of interest to Primary Schools in Ireland and BritainĮvidence for Vikings in Ireland - by Countyīecause of the worldwide interest in Vikings, there is extremely extensive material available on the web and this is growing all the time.
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