FREE DOWNLOADS from the Centre for the Study of the Viking Age, University of Nottingham: ►Viking Myths & Rituals on the Isle of Man (2014) (Vol I) http://bit.ly/2MacYYt ►The Vikings …
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In 1927 PMC Kermode examined a tumulus on Smeale farm on the Isle of Man, which revealed the interesting fact that there had been a ship burial there, the …
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The following is from the archived Gaelg website and will be of great interest to anyone who loves Gaelg. This work was created by Phil Kelly, RBV who has done …
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Tynwald is the greatest monument that the Norsemen have left us. The ceremony which is seen at Cronk y Keeill Eoin, ‘the Mound of the Church of St John,’ is …
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Stang Riding, Níðings (Nithings) & Níðstang (Nithing Poles)
by Bernadette Weyde 4 mins readIn older times on the Isle of Man, for the majority of people marriage was ‘until death us do part.’ Divorce and separation were not lightly regarded nor much sought …
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Rising water levels cut off the Isle of Man from the surrounding islands around 8000 BCE. Evidence suggests that colonisation of the island took place by sea some time before …
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Odd numbers belong to the gods above, even numbers to the gods below. The latter seem to have the chief say in most men’s lives and deaths, nevertheless, the number …
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In the smuggling days of old, one of the Radcliffes of Gordon in Patrick, the heir, was engaged in the trade. In one of his journeys to Ireland he married …