The Northern Earldoms: Orkney and Caithness from AD 870 to 1470
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The medieval earldoms of Orkney and Caithness were positioned between two worlds, the Norwegian and the Scottish. They were a maritime lordship divided, or united, by the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth. This unlikely combination of island and mainland territory survived as a single lordship for 600 years, against the odds. Growing out of the Viking maelstrom of the early Middle Ages, it became an established and wealthy principality which...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1912476819
ISBN13:9781912476817
Release Date:July 2023
Publisher:Origin
Length:448 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.1" x 7.7"
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