The Dark Ages and The Viking Settlement
445: The first written mention of Cardiff is made in the Annates Cambriae (The Welsh Annals).
850: The Vikings attack the Welsh coast. The Vikings used Cardiff as a base and then as a port. Street names such as Dumballs Road and Womanby Street come from the Vikings
Read more about this topic: Timeline Of Cardiff History
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