Were the Vikings in Carlisle?

Yes, Vikings were in Carlisle, with historical evidence of Viking presence and influence in Carlisle area during Viking Age from 9th to 11th centuries. Carlisle, originally Roman town Luguvalium, was located in Northumbria which was heavily affected by Viking invasions. Vikings from Scandinavia, particularly Danes and Norwegians, raided and settled in Cumbria and North West England. In 875, Vikings attacked and destroyed Carlisle, according to some chronicles, leaving it in ruins for about 200 years. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle mentions Vikings overrunning Northumbria. Archaeological evidence in Carlisle includes Viking artefacts, Norse place names in surrounding Cumbria like those ending in by meaning village and thorpe meaning farm, such as nearby Wetheral and Crosby, and Viking graves and silver hoards found in Cumbria. Cumbria was part of Danelaw area with Viking settlement. After Norman Conquest in 1092, William Rufus rebuilt Carlisle Castle to secure border against Scots and remaining Viking influence. The Cumbrian dialect retains Norse words from Viking settlement. So Vikings were in Carlisle, they raided, destroyed, and settled in area, leaving place names, artefacts, and genetic legacy, though Carlisle was not major Viking town like York, which was Viking capital Jorvik, but it was definitely within Viking sphere of influence and experienced Viking attacks and settlement in 9th and 10th centuries.