St David's cathedral (Menevia) was one of the principal targets of Viking raiding in south Wales. The Welsh annals record multiple sackings — in 982 and on other occasions. The Vikings of Dublin used Pembrokeshire as a staging point for raids along the Bristol Channel. St David's was sacked so many times (at least five times between 820 and 1091) that it became almost an annual hazard. The cathedral that survives today is built in a hollow — a defensive measure to hide it from sea raiders.
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