The Dungeon of St German’s Cathedral 1600-1800

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Somerled Brings Disaster to the Kingdom of the Isles

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The constitutional framework of the Kingdom of Man and the …

Free Downloads – Centre for the Study of the Viking Age

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The Manx Traditionary Ballad – Manannan Beg Mac y Lir

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Before the Norsemen

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Isle of Man OS Map Features on Google Earth

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The Althing: The Greatest Gift of the Vikings

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A Gift to the Manx Nation & the Maddrells of Ballahane

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The Isle of Man from around 8000 BCE

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St Patrick’s Chair, Marown

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King Orry’s Grave

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The Druid’s Circle

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Close to Orrisdale, this monument is a Bronze Age burial …

Niarbyl Cup-marked Boulder

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Manx Lia Fáil or Stone of Destiny

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Changes in Sovereignty

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The death of Magnus Olafsson in 1265 terminated for a …

The First Scandanavian Period (part 2)

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The First Scandanavian Period (part 1)

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Manslayers and Sanctuary

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Until “Prowess,” or private vengeance, was made illegal by Tynwald …

Castle Rushen Tea Chests

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Oh! Lament for the Days!

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Ellan Sheeant – Sacred Isle

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The Isle of Man was known to the authors of …

The Three Wonders of Manann – The First

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Nennius was a Welsh monk of the 9th century who …

White Quartz

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In the Isle of Man, white quartz pebbles were put …

The White Lady of Glencrutchery

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Cairns on the Rheast by Druidale

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5th Century Mann

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We know that at the time of the Roman invasion …

Black Foreigners & Fair Strangers

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In Viking times, the Danes were called ‘DHOO-GAEL’, that is …

Druids on the Isle of Man

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