Norse Scotland
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Norse Scotland refers to the regions of northern and western Scotland that were settled, ruled, and culturally shaped by Norse (Viking) populations during the early medieval period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norse Scotland canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking Age polity
ⓘ
historical region ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culture |
Gaelic culture
ⓘ
Norse culture ⓘ |
| endTime | 13th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Gaels
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ Norse-Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Norse earls
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
kings of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ kings of the Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital |
Kirkwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thingvellir (Tynwald-type assemblies in the Isles) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
archaeological sites of Viking Age settlements
ⓘ
hybrid Norse-Gaelic cultural traditions ⓘ place names of Norse origin in northern and western Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important part of Scottish Norse-Gaelic heritage ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish legal customs in the isles
ⓘ
Scottish maritime culture ⓘ Scottish toponymy ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Norn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
Viking Age
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| mainTerritory |
Argyll
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ Islay NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Isle of Skye NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis and Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ Shetland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutherland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Earldom of Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mann and the Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Norway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of the Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Norse paganism ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Largs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse settlement of the Hebrides ⓘ Norse settlement of the Northern Isles ⓘ Treaty of Perth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late 8th century ⓘ |
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