Kent and the Vikings: History of raids and invasions and how Anglo-Saxon period shaped the county
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Updated: 10:42, 02 March 2021
Longships around the coast and the din of battle horns were familiar sights and sounds for the people of Kent some 1,100 years ago.
Due to the geography on the eastern edge of England, the county was a target for Viking raiders and the plunder on offer was all too tempting to resist.
The sight and sounds of Viking raiders in their longships was all too familiar for Kent folk in the 9th and 10th centuries
The wealth of the Kingdom of Kent stemmed from Canterbury becoming established as the home of the Christian church in England, after St Augustine brought Christianity to these shores in 597.