#reginald's tower

viking gaming pieces, seen in Reginald's Tower in Waterford, Ireland

‘Reginald’s Tower, Waterford’, The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, 40, May 1890 to October 1890, p. 299

- Reginald's Tower, Waterford Waterford, Ireland, is the oldest city in Ireland and was founded by Vikings in 914 AD

Our third museum of the day was Reginald’s Tower, which dates back to the 900s when Vikings built the first tower on that site.  The tower was rebuilt by the Anglo Normans in the 12th century, the top two floors were added in the 15th century, and the tower was used as the strong point of a medieval defensive wall the enclosed the city until 1700.  We toured the tower and learned tons about Viking history in Ireland and got to see Viking artifacts, like a model of Viking Waterford, games, tools, and weapons.  We also learned that the cannon ball stuck in the side of the tower was from Oliver Cromwell’s siege of Waterford in 1650 and that Waterford was the only city not captured by Cromwell himself.

Reginald's Tower - the oldest working civic building in Ireland. In the oldest City in Ireland. Waterford City 914-2014 by Vadrefjord (Ireland) on Flickr.