Slavery had already existed in Ireland for centuries by the time the Vikings began to establish their coastal settlements, but it was under the Norse-Gael Kingdom of Dublin that it reached its peak, in the 11th century. == History == === Gaelic Ireland === After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire destabilised Britain in the early 5th century, Irish raiders kidnapped and enslaved people from across the Irish Sea up until the 7th century.
Slavery had already existed in Ireland for centuries by the time the Vikings began to establish their coastal settlements, but it was under the Norse-Gael Kingdom of Dublin that it reached its peak, in the 11th century. == History == === Gaelic Ireland === After the Fall of the Western Roman Empire destabilised Britain in the early 5th century, Irish raiders kidnapped and enslaved people from across the Irish Sea up until the 7th century.
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