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Somerled Brings Disaster to the Kingdom of the Isles

February 14, 2020 4.1K views

The constitutional framework of the Kingdom of Man and the …

Free Downloads – Centre for the Study of the Viking Age

February 14, 2020 5.5K views

FREE DOWNLOADS from the Centre for the Study of the …

Knock Y Dooney Ship Burial

February 6, 2020 5.1K views

In 1927 PMC Kermode examined a tumulus on Smeale …

The Althing: The Greatest Gift of the Vikings

January 13, 2020 4.7K views

Tynwald is the greatest monument that the Norsemen have left …

Stang Riding, Níðings (Nithings) & Níðstang

January 11, 2020 10.8K views

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

How St Maughold’s Staff Performed a Miracle

December 12, 2019 4.8K views

The longest story in the Chronicles of Mann (created c.1262) …

The Building up of Isle of Man Place-names

December 5, 2019 5.9K views

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

Hango Hill

September 24, 2019 4.2K views

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

Gaut the Sculptor

June 21, 2019 5.7K views

Of the men who worked on the series of carved …

Viking Village

June 12, 2019 6.2K views

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

Manx First Names (1)

April 19, 2019 31.4K views

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

Thorwald’s Cross

November 23, 2018 3.7K views

The transition in the Viking world of pagan beliefs to …

Changes in Sovereignty

December 21, 2015 2.9K views

The death of Magnus Olafsson in 1265 terminated for a …

Old Norse Nicknames

November 8, 2015 3K views

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

Norse-Gaels

November 8, 2015 5.5K views

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

The First Scandanavian Period (part 2)

April 15, 2015 2.8K views

It is during the earlier part of this obscure period …

The First Scandanavian Period (part 1)

April 12, 2015 2.9K views

The history of the Isle of Man during the Scandanavian …

King Orry’s Landing

July 30, 2014 2.8K views

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

Godred Crovan’s Victory over the Manx

July 18, 2014 2.7K views

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

The Language of Birds in Old Norse Tradition

July 13, 2014 2.5K views

FREE DOWNLOAD: From the University of Iceland, a great resource. …

Völva, a Shamanic Seeress

July 6, 2014 6.7K views

A Völva or Vǫlva is a shamanic seeress in Norse …

Black Foreigners & Fair Strangers

June 13, 2014 2.2K views

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

Sea Invocation

June 12, 2014 4.9K views

An extract from Mona Douglas and her Songs by George …

Manx Proverb

June 11, 2014 2.4K views

“When trees in calm air move, then speak the dead.” …

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