Kingdom exhibition charting Island's viking history

Mon, 05 Oct 2015

A new exhibition charting one of the most significant periods of the Island's history has opened at the House of Mannanan.

The 'Kingdom' gallery features paintings, exhibitions and artefacts spanning between 1000 AD and 1300 AD.

During this time the Isle of Man was a vital sea route and played host to a number of Viking settlers.

Archaeology curator Alison Fox says some of the items on view have only been discovered recently: