Pawning of Orkney and Shetland

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The Pawning of Orkney and Shetland was a 15th-century arrangement in which the Norwegian crown pledged the Orkney and Shetland islands as security for a dowry, leading to their eventual transfer to Scottish rule.

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Scotland–Norway relations hasHistoricalEvent Pawning of Orkney and Shetland