St Sunniva Street in Lerwick, Scotland
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St Sunniva Street in Lerwick, Scotland
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Place Name
Description
This street sign in Lerwick refers to the tenth-century Norwegian Saint Sunniva (ON Sunnifa), who is associated with Selja on the West Coast of Norway, and according to legend fled from Ireland and was persecuted by the pagan Jarl Hákon Sigurðarson. Many streets in central Lerwick are named after Scandinavian Kings, Queens and Saints, particularly from the medieval period.
Creator
Tom Birkett
Publisher
World-Tree Project
Date
2016
Contributor
Tom Birkett
Rights
Public Domain
Format
jpg
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/595
Coverage
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
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