On these "blue men"/"black men" brought to Ireland by the Vikings in 9thC, see for example https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=fYvFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA23#v=onepage&q&f=false … & http://historytoday.com/paul-edwards/history-black-people-britain ….
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For more on the 'Fragmentary Annals of Ireland' & the Vikings, see Clare Downham's 2005 paper https://www.academia.edu/1765655/The_Good_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly_Portrayals_of_Vikings_in_The_Fragmentary_Annals_of_Ireland_ …pic.twitter.com/Uv7a9GutPH
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@caitlinrgreen So it means those mauritanians they remained in Ireland?? Are they still there i mean any community of theirs?? -
@Umarkarim89 Unfortunately, no indications survive as to how long they remained a distinct group in Ireland, if they were absorbed etc. -
@caitlinrgreen i still remember Voltaire's Candid that how scores were killed as a result of an earthquake and a tsunami so anything possibl -
@Umarkarim89 Indeed. Would be interesting to know what happened to these N. African 'Moors' taken into slavery by Vikings, but evidence has> -
@Umarkarim89 >too many gaps---though this is part of what makes period interesting! -
@caitlinrgreen exactly. i was in Morocco and there i saw that even today both Arabs and Berbers are different and have nt absorbed
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Annal esp interesting as implies large numbers of N African slaves taken to 9thC Ireland+these remained distinct group there for some time.
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Further possible evidence for Vikings off coast of N Africa comes from Madeira; may indicate Vikings here c.10thC?http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/281/1780/20133126 …
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@caitlinrgreen@barbarikon cutting off their hands, just like the Spaniards did in Cuba, according to De Las Casas. -
@mjd1735@barbarikon Indeed :/ It's certainly an intriguing account. -
@caitlinrgreen@mjd1735 The ancient and medieval world was so much more complex and fluid than most people imagine! -
@barbarikon@mjd1735 this is very true! -
@caitlinrgreen@barbarikon Dr. Green, did you personally discover this astonishing tidbit? What a find. -
@mjd1735@barbarikon Has been discussed before, but perhaps not as widely known as should be, esp given its potential historical interest. -
@caitlinrgreen@barbarikon TWEET #1 Yes. Old libraries are incredible. Short anecdote follows. While working at Stanford Law Library.... -
@caitlinrgreen@barbarikon TWEET #2 I found the Pilgrim logs from 1627 talking about challenges converting heathen Indians. - 8 more replies
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