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The New History of Orkney
Language: en
Pages:
Authors: William P. l. Thompson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-03-07 - Publisher: Origin

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For much of its history, Orkney had its own language, culture and institutions. The prehistoric inhabitants created monuments which are unmatched anywhere in Eu
The New History of Orkney
Language: en
Pages: 578
Authors: William P. L. Thomson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: Origin

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For much of its history, Orkney had its own language, culture and institutions. The prehistoric inhabitants created monuments which are unmatched anywhere in Eu
Orkneyinga Saga
Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors:
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1981-07-30 - Publisher: Penguin

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Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to h
Orkney Folk Tales
Language: en
Pages: 226
Authors: Tom Muir
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-03-03 - Publisher: The History Press

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The Orkney Islands are a place of mystery and magic, where the past and the present meet, ancient standing stones walk and burial mounds are the home of the tro
The History of Orkney Literature
Language: en
Pages: 224
Authors: Simon Hall
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: John Donald Publishers

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Since the middle ages, Orkney has proved remarkable for the volume and the quality of its literary output. From the skalds and sagamen of the Viking age, throug