If reliable, these point to deposition before the accepted foundation of Dublin in 841. Four of five warrior‐burials yielded very early radiocarbon dates. Continuity from 902 to 917, when the annals suggest the abandonment of Dublin, is indicated. Evidence for habitation and burial, found to the east of the tenth‐century and later settlement, appears to be of ninth‐century date. It illuminates the long‐standing mystery about the archaeological whereabouts of ninth‐century Dublin, in contrast to its well‐documented history. In the latest volume in the series, Linzi Simpson's ‘Viking Warrior Burials in Dublin: Is this the longphort ?’ is a major contribution. A quibble is that the common misrepresentation of longphort, here usually unitalicized as if it denoted a recognized monument‐type, is This reviewer would argue we should not be fixated on that date: the annals explicitly report a major fleet on the Liffey in 837 and there are possible annalistic pointers to even an earlier presence in the region.
Allergan Services International, Limited. In the latest volume in the series, Linzi Simpson's ‘Viking Warrior Burials in Dublin: Is this the longphort ?’ is a major contribution. Ireland, Dublin, Longphort House, Earlsfort Centre, Lower Leeson Street, D02 WK40. ISBN 1 85182 884 2 (hardback) 1 85182 885 0 (paperback). Thus longphort could vary in meaning from a site of 60 years’ standing with Irish clients dependent on it and its own hinterland, such as Dublin at the time of the expulsion in 899/902, to a fleeting, if impressive, collection of soldiers and whatever structures they had established in the space of a few hours. Medieval Dublin VI Edited by Seán Duffy Medieval Dublin VI Edited by Seán Duffy
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