Throughout the 9th century Scotland experienced waves of Viking raids. From simply raiding monasteries, the Vikings soon progressed to control huge areas of the country. Video: A history of ...

The Vikings arrived in Scotland in longboats, attacking buildings and people. They occupied large parts of the country including Dalriada. The Scotti moved into Pictland, where the Picts were too ...

Vikings conquered many of Scotland's islands as well as the mainland, in the 8th and 9th Centuries. They came, they conquered, they left, or so the story seemed to go. Now historians are re ...