Backies, Norse derivation. Bakke, in place-names. Baltroddi, Walter de, bishop of C. Bard, next of kin of Ulf the Bad, Orkney. Barelegs, nickname of king Magnus, because he wore the kilt. Barr, St., of Dornoch; his Fair in Dornoch; old church of St. Barr; site. Barth, or Bard, Helgi's son, and St. Barr. Beauly, estate of Bissets. Beauly Firth; site of Redcastle on. Ben-y-griams. Bergen, St. Ragnvald returned to, from Grimsby; John, earl of Caithness, present at; earl John left his son as hostage; king Hakon buried in Christchurch; k. Hakon and earl Magnus III sailed from. Berowald the Fleming (Innes q.v.), had grant in Moray. Berridale conveyed by Malise II, earl, to Reginald More, afterwards acquired by Chens. Beruvik, misreading of. Berwick, North, raided by Sweyn. Bethoc, eld. dau. of Malcolm II, m. Crinan; grandmother of earl Moddan. Bilbao, Spain; Nervion. Birrenswark, near Ecclefechan, was Brunanburg. Birsay, Orkney, earl Thorfinn's Hall; cathedral built by Thorfinn; but replaced by St. Magnus' Cathedral. Bisset, a Norman family; at Beauly. Bjarni, bishop of Orkney, probable author of _Orkneyinga Saga_; his parents; relative of Sweyn; at Bergen. Blood-eagle. Blood-rain in Iceland. Blundus, Gaufrid, burgess of Inverness. Boar, wild, in Cat. Boece. Boreale, Corpus Poeticum. Borrobol. Borve, rock-castle. Bothgowanan, or Pitgavenny. Bothwell, family of, descended from Freskyn. Bothwell, Sir Andrew of. Boun, whence Eng. bound, i.e., equipped. Bracholy. Brawl, formerly Brathwell (Breithivellir), Castle; deriv. Breithifjorthr, i.e., Broad-firth, Moray Firth. Bressay Sound. Brewster, Sir David. Brian Borumha, king of Ireland. Brichan, Jas.; _Orig. Paroch. Scot._. Bricius, bishop. Brochs, or Pictish towers; Roman relics found in; date, number, distribution, rise, construction, &c.; Norse place-names near brochs; at Dunrobin; used by Norse as dwellings; Craig Carrill, Roman tablets found; Skene on origin of; at Feranach. Broethrungr, firnari en, first cousin once removed. Broxburn, (Strabrock). Brunanburgh, site. Brusi Sigurdson, earl. Buchan, earl of. Burghead, Turfness of Saga; Norse raids from B. checked by Duffus. Burnt Njal, Saga of; transl. by Sir G.W. Dasent. Cabot, Jean, in Iceland. Cailleach (Carline) Stone in Kyleakin.