Norse Archives - As Manx as the Hills

Somerled Brings Disaster to the Kingdom of the Isles

February 14, 2020 4.8K views

The constitutional framework of the Kingdom of Man and the …

Free Downloads – Centre for the Study of the Viking Age

February 14, 2020 6.3K views

FREE DOWNLOADS from the Centre for the Study of the …

Knock Y Dooney Ship Burial

February 6, 2020 5.8K views

In 1927 PMC Kermode examined a tumulus on Smeale …

The Althing: The Greatest Gift of the Vikings

January 13, 2020 5.7K views

Tynwald is the greatest monument that the Norsemen have left …

Stang Riding, Níðings (Nithings) & Níðstang

January 11, 2020 11.7K views

In older times on the Isle of Man, for the …

The Building up of Isle of Man Place-names

December 5, 2019 6.8K views

The bulk of our place-names according to Marstrander (Norwegian linguist …

Hango Hill

September 24, 2019 5K views

Though only part of the mound remains, it is probably …

Gaut the Sculptor

June 21, 2019 6.5K views

Of the men who worked on the series of carved …

Viking Village

June 12, 2019 7.1K views

The low, sandy north-western shores of the Isle of Man …

Manx First Names (1)

April 19, 2019 32.4K views

At a recent gathering of the World Manx Association, held …

Thorwald’s Cross

November 23, 2018 4.5K views

The transition in the Viking world of pagan beliefs to …

Old Norse Nicknames

November 8, 2015 3.8K views

From Olafir Thick-Legged to Ragnar Fur-Pants, Viking nicknames were colourful, …

Norse-Gaels

November 8, 2015 6.2K views

The Norse–Gaels were a people who dominated much of the …

The First Scandanavian Period (part 2)

April 15, 2015 3.7K views

It is during the earlier part of this obscure period …

The First Scandanavian Period (part 1)

April 12, 2015 3.6K views

The history of the Isle of Man during the Scandanavian …

Boar Fragment from a Manx Cross

August 14, 2014 7.2K views

Small fragment of cross-slab of the late 10th century, illustrating …

King Orry’s Landing

July 30, 2014 3.6K views

It is stated that on King Orry’s landing at the …

Godred Crovan’s Victory over the Manx

July 18, 2014 3.4K views

“In the yeere 1066, Godredus Crovan gathered a fleete of …

Völva, a Shamanic Seeress

July 6, 2014 7.8K views

A Völva or Vǫlva is a shamanic seeress in Norse …

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