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.

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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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Orkneyinga saga associatedWith Norse Scotland