Runes at Kirkwall Airport
Runes
This is the entrance of Kirkwall Airport, Orkney. The placename Grimsetter is written in the runes "krimsitir" in the younger futhark. The new building was opened in 2002 and I have been told that M. P. Barnes advised on the correct use of the runes.
Andrea Blendl
Andrea Blendl
The World-Tree Project
04/2016
Andrea Blendl
(c) Andrea Blendl. CC BY SA
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English
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21st century, Grimsetter, Kirkwall, Orkney
Welcome to Shetland Sign, featuring a Viking ship and Norse motto
Branding (Marketing)
This 'Welcome to Shetland' sign features a version of the Shetland coat of arms, including a Viking ship, and Shetland's motto 'Með lögum skal land byggja'. This is a normalised version of an Old Norse phrase from the Danish Jyske Lov meaning 'with law shall the land be built'. This phrase is also used in Njáls saga.
Tom Birkett
World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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English
Old Norse
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/589
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
Sign for Up Helly Aa Exhibition, Lerwick, Shetland
Signs
The World-Tree Project
2016
Tom Birkett
Public Domain
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English
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/664
Scotland
Shetland
Modern
Sign for Egilsay in the Orkneys
Place names
Egilsay is famous as the site of the martyrdom of St Magnus, and for the church that still stands on the site, with its unusual round tower. Egilsay may refer to the personal name Egil (Egil's Island) or to Gaelic eagles, meaning church. It was the site of an early Christian foundation.
The Orkney Project
http://www.orkneyproject.org/
The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
2013
The Orkney Project
(c) The Orkney Project
http://www.orkneyproject.org/
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English
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Orkney
Scotland
Modern
Fishamble Street, Dublin
Place names
Fishamble street is one of the oldest streets in Dublin, and dates back to the Viking longphort, which was established as a permanent settlement by 841. Fishamble street was in the eastern side of the settlement, with Winetavern Street marking the western side. Dublin City Council's Civic Offices now cover most of this area. Fishamble street saw excavations in the late 1970s and 80s which uncovered remarkably preserved building plots from the Viking town. Crafts undertaken in this area include wood and amber working, and many artefacts are on display in the National Museum of Ireland.
Dublin City Council
The World-Tree Project
2016
Admin
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English
Irish
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http://www.worldtreeproject.org/document/1894
Dublin
Ireland
Modern