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2 Best Novels About Early Viking Raids on Northumbria
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Early Viking Raids on Northumbria
c. 793–800 CE
The first Viking raids on Northumbria exposed monasteries and coastal communities to sudden seaborne attack at the end of the eighth century.
This context provides the political, military and social background for historical fiction set in c. 793–800 CE.
It can be assigned to books whose plot directly uses this period, event or regional conflict rather than merely mentioning it.
