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Northern Ireland's Viking and Norman invaders
Vikings arrived in the 9th century, but never conquered the north. The next invaders to come were the Normans in the 12th century, who built Carrickfergus Castle, and put Belfast on the map. The clip features computer generated images of Viking long boats.
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