Medievalists.net » Hebrides http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 The Viking Language of the Highlands and Islands: Reconstructing the Norn Language from Old Norse http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/viking-language-highlands-islands-reconstructing-norn-language-old-norse/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/viking-language-highlands-islands-reconstructing-norn-language-old-norse/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:57:32 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=54214 The Orkney and Shetland islands of Scotland were at one time colonized by Vikings and belonged firmly within the field of Scandinavian cultural influence. During this time the people of these archipelagos spoke a unique language known as Norn which evolved from the Old Norse language.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2014/11/18/viking-language-highlands-islands-reconstructing-norn-language-old-norse/feed/ 0 From Asset in War to Asset in Diplomacy: Orkney in the Medieval Realm of Norway http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/05/asset-war-asset-diplomacy-orkney-medieval-realm-norway/ http://www.medievalists.net/2014/05/05/asset-war-asset-diplomacy-orkney-medieval-realm-norway/#comments Mon, 05 May 2014 10:26:46 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=49411 This paper looks at how Orkney figured in Norwegian royal strategies in the west and presents key examples which show its transition from a tool of war to a forum for peace.

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