An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and IrelandWorsaae, Jens Jacob Asmussen
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An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and Ireland
Worsaae, Jens Jacob Asmussen
Great Britain -- Civilization -- Scandinavian influences; Northmen -- Great Britain; Northmen -- Ireland
Nature of the Country.—Earlier Inhabitants: Britons, Romans, and
Anglo-Saxons
SECTION II.
The Danish Expeditions.—The Danish Conquest
SECTION III.
The Thames.—London
SECTION IV.
Watlinga-Stræt.—South England.—Legends about the Danes.—The Graves of
Canute the Great and Hardicanute
SECTION V.
The Wash.—The Five Burghs.—The Humber.—York.—Northumberland.—Stamford
Bridge
SECTION VI.
Danish-Norwegian Memorials in the North of England.—Coins.—The
Raven.—The Danish Flag
SECTION VII.
Danish-Norwegian Names of Places
SECTION VIII.
Resemblance of the People to the Danes and Norwegians.—Proper
Names.—Popular Language.—Songs and Legends
SECTION IX.
The Outrages of the Danes.—The Danes and Normans.—Influence of the Danes
in England
SECTION X.
Commerce and Navigation
SECTION XI.
Art and Literature
SECTION XII.
Ecclesiastical and Secular Aristocracy
SECTION XIII.
The Danelag.—Holmgang, or Duel.—Jury.—The Feeling of Freedom
SECTION XIV.
General View.—Anglo-Saxon and Danish-Norman England.—Sympathies for
Denmark.—The Dane in England
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THE NORWEGIANS IN SCOTLAND.
SECTION I.
Nature of Scotland.—The Highlands and Lowlands.—Population.—Original
Inhabitants
SECTION II.
The Anglo-Saxons.—The Danes and Norwegians.—Effects of their Expeditions
SECTION III.
The Lowlands.—Population.—Language.—Norwegian-Danish Names of Places
SECTION IV.
Traditions concerning “the Danes.”—The Southern and Northern
Lowlands.—Danish Memorials.—Burghead
SECTION V.
The Orkneys and Shetland Isles.—Natural Features.—Population.—Oppression
SECTION VI.
Shetland.—The People.—Songs.—Sword-Dance.—Language.—Names of
Places.—Tingwall.—Burg of Mousa.—Tumuli.—Bauta Stones
SECTION VII.
The Orkneys.—“Þingavöllr.”—Monuments of the Olden Time.—Kirkwall.—St.
Magnus Church
SECTION VIII.
Pentland Firth.—The Highlands.—Caithness.—Sutherland.—Dingwall.—Fear of
the Danes
SECTION IX.
The Hebrides.—The Northern Isles.—Lewis and Harris (Næs).—Skye.—Ossian’s
Songs.—Iona
SECTION X.
The Sudreyjar, or Southern Isles.—Cantire.—Islay.—Man.—Names of
Places.—Runic Stones.—Kings.—Battle of Largs.—“Lords of the
Isles.”—Tynwald in Man
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