[MR] BBC: Vikings on Isle of Man

[Garth Groff and Sally Sanford]

Noble Friends, Especially Vikings:

A few days ago I reported here on the discovery of some Viking woman's
brooches on the Isle of Man.

Today the BBC offers a summary of other significant Viking finds from
recent years on Man (with some cool pictures). The results are striking for
such a small island:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-59762779 .

These archeological finds and rich treasures should not be all that
surprising. The Vikings settled Man in the early 800s, and it became not
only an important colony, but a useful stop on their sea route between
Ireland and Scandinavia. Norse successors continued to hold Man until 1266.

Man came under Scottish control after the Norwegian King Haakon Haakonson's
expedition to reassert his rule in the Hebrides was defeated at the 1263
Battle of Largs, with Haakon's subsequent retreat and death in the Orkney
Islands: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish–Norwegian_War . Haakon's
successor Magnus VI sold Man and the Hebrides to King of Scots Alexander
III under the Treaty of Perth in 1266, ending some 400 years of
Viking/Norse control.

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆