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The Calf of Man is an Island lying off the south coast of the Isle of Man. Its name derives from Old Norse kalfr, meaning both a calf and (as in this case) a small island lying off a larger one.

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Photo of Kitterland, a small island in the sound between the main Island of Man and the Calf of Man. The second element of the name probably derives from Norse eyland: the first element is unclear. There are several stories linking the island both…

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Detail from a map in the Calf Sound Cafe & Visitor Centre, detailing several Norse names, including Kitterland, the Calf, and the Cletts, deriving from the Norse word klettr meaning 'rock'.

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Goðafoss is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most well-known as the place where Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, responsible for the decision to adopt Christianity at the…

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Goðafoss ('Waterfall of the Gods') is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most well-known as the place where Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, responsible for the decision to adopt…

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Goðafoss ('Waterfall of the Gods') is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most well-known as the place where Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, responsible for the…

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Goðafoss ('Waterfall of the Gods') is a prominent landmark in Iceland, and also an important site in the Viking Age history of Iceland, most well-known as the place where Lawspeaker Þorgeir Ljósvetningagoði, responsible for the decision to adopt…

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Þingvellir is a rift valley in South West Iceland, and the original site of the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament), which was established at Þingvellir in c. 930.

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Þingvellir is a rift valley in South West Iceland, and the original site of the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament), which was established at Þingvellir in c. 930.

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Þingvellir is a rift valley in South West Iceland, and the original site of the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament), which was established at Þingvellir in c. 930. Lögberg (Law Rock) was a prominent natural platform for the Lawspeaker to preside over…

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Via Wikimedia Commons: Recoloured crop of larger painting showing a romanticised view of the 11th century Althing (Viking parliament) in session. More information at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Law_speaker.jpg

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Þingvellir is a rift valley in South West Iceland, and the original site of the Alþingi (Icelandic Parliament), which was established at Þingvellir in c. 930. Lögberg (Law Rock) was a prominent natural platform for the Lawspeaker to preside over…

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St Kilda is an isolated archipelago west of the Hebridies. The etymology of St Kilda is debated, but it does not refer to a saint - the most likely origin is from Old Norse: either a corruption of Skildir ('shield') or from the Norse name for a…

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St Kilda is an isolated archipelago west of the Hebridies. The etymology of St Kilda is debated, but it does not refer to a saint - the most likely origin is from Old Norse: either a corruption of Skildir ('shield') or from the Norse name for a…

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St Kilda is an isolated archipelago west of the Hebridies. The etymology of St Kilda is debated, but it does not refer to a saint - the most likely origin is from Old Norse: either a corruption of Skildir ('shield') or from the Norse name for a…

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The Brough of Birsay was an important defensive site in Orkney from the earliest settlement. It was under Norse control from the ninth century, and most of the ruins on the Brough (ON Byrgisey, or 'Fort Island') date from this time. The causeway…

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The Brough of Birsay was an important defensive site in Orkney from the earliest settlement. It was under Norse control from the ninth century, and most of the ruins on the Brough (ON Byrgisey, or 'Fort Island') date from this time. The causeway…

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The valley of Herjólfsdalur was excavated in the 1970s, with the oldest remains dated to the ninth century: a century older than the first inhabitant (Herjólfur Bárðarson) mentioned in the historical records. This reconstructed farmhouse is…

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The valley of Herjólfsdalur was excavated in the 1970s, with the oldest remains dated to the ninth century: a century older than the first inhabitant (Herjólfur Bárðarson) mentioned in the historical records. This reconstructed farmhouse is…
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