Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century. Cork achieved an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman (Viking) settlers founded a trading port. It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network. The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort, with the two developing a type of symbiotic relationship; the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for the monastery, and perhaps also military aid. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was thought to have founded Cork? ANS1 Saint Finbarr QSN2 When was Cork believed to have been founded? ANS2 6th century QSN3 When did Viking travelers establish a trading post in Cork? ANS3 some point between 915 and 922 QSN4 What kind of settlement was Cork? ANS4 ecclesiastical QSN5 What did the Norsemen provide to the monastery? ANS5 otherwise unobtainable trade goods