Orkneyinga saga


The Orkneyinga saga (cried the History o the Earls o Orkney an aw) is an historical narrative o the history o the Orkney Islands, frae thair captur bi the Norse king in the nint century onwart till aboot 1200.[1] The saga haes "na parallel in the social an leeterar record o Scotland".[2]

An ensaumple o a page frae the Orkneyinga saga, as it appears in the 14t century Flatey Book.

References

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  1. "The History of the Orkney Islands (Orkneyjar, the heritage of the Orkney Islands)". Archived frae the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  2. Crawford (1987) p. 221

Soorces

  • Crawford, Barbara E. (1987) Scandinavian Scotland. Leicester Varsity Press. ISBN 0-7185-1197-2