Photo of St Olaf's Wynd Street Sign in Orkney
Title
Photo of St Olaf's Wynd Street Sign in Orkney
Subject
Street signs
Description
Photo of the street sign 'Olaf's Wynd' in Kirkwall, Orkney. Wynd is a placename element from the Norse verb venda, meaning 'to turn' or 'to wind'. St Olaf refers to the Norwegian king Ólafr Haraldsson, who reigned from 1015 to 1028 and was canonised a year after his death in the battle of Stiklarstaðir, whist trying to regain the throne of Norway.
Creator
The Orkney Project
Source
http://www.orkneyproject.org/
Publisher
The Orkney Project / University of Oxford
Date
2012
Contributor
The Orkney Project
Rights
The Orkney Project
Format
jpg
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Orkney
Files
Collection
Geolocation
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Item Relations
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