Although Scottish during much of the medieval era, the Isle of Man was under British control during the late medieval and early modern historical period.
Searching for the Vikings on the Isle of Man
May 22, 2013 By
The Vikings were not just the wanton marauders of popular portrayal, says a Longwood University medieval scholar who recently conducted archaeological research on the Isle of Man.
Viking Women in the Isle of Man
September 16, 2012 By
By examining memorial stones, burial goods, and their excavated skeletal remains, certain facts about Viking women’s life in Medieval Manx society can be discerned.
Tynwald: a Manx cult-site and institution of pre-Scandinavian origin?
March 18, 2012 By
The subject of Tynwald and its history, origins and symbolism have occupied the interest of academics and others over the years.
The break up of the kingdom of the Isles
June 7, 2011 By
For the history of the Isles in the 12th and 13th centuries historians are very dependent on the Chronicles of the Kings of Man and the Isles, written from a Manx perspective, perhaps mostly in 1257.
Scandinavians and settlement in the eastern Irish sea region during the Viking age
May 25, 2011 By
Scandinavians and settlement in the eastern Irish sea region during the Viking age By Russell Goodrich PhD Dissertation, University of Missouri, 2010 Abstract: The Viking Age in England has long been a source of intellectual curiosity that has often been shrouded in obscurity. Although it is a known fact that the Viking Age (ca. 800-1100) […]
Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008
March 13, 2011 By
Eleven years of archaeological research at Rushen Abbey, 1998 to 2008 Davey, Peter J.. Monastic Research Bulletin vol. 14 (2008) Abstract Man lies in the northern Irish Sea almost equidistant from Cumbria, Galloway and Ulster and only slightly further from Anglesey in North Wales. In the early Middle Ages it had developed an almost legendary […]
Scotland and the Isle of Man, c.1400-1625 : noble power and royal presumption in the Northern Irish Sea province
December 30, 2010 By
Although Scottish during much of the medieval era, the Isle of Man was under British control during the late medieval and early modern historical period.
Isle of Man hosts Festival of Archaeology
July 7, 2010 By
The Isle of Man will be celebrating all things archaeological from July 17th to August 1st. The celebrations are to coincide with the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of British Archaeology, and will be the first time the Island has run its own Festival of Archaeology. Manx National Heritage in association with other organisations has […]
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