Place-Names of Northern Scotland

Coming soon!

Saga Place-Names Map

Explore the world of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney (Orkneyinga Saga) through its place-names. The Saga Place-Names Map will locate and provide interpretations, where possible, of Orkney, Shetland, Caithness and Sutherland places occurring in The Saga of the Earls of Orkney.

Screenshot of Saga Place-Names map website

Publications

There will also be three publications in the Ragna's Islands Booklets series available for Fair Isle, North Ronaldsay and Papa Westray. Delve into the Viking Age and Norse periods, and their later impact in these three Northern Isles through stories from the sagas, poetry, archaeology, and the names of places on the island.

Row of three book covers in Ragna's Islands Booklets series

Further information

Place-Names in The Saga of the Earls of Orkney - Ragna's Islands Project Papers

Ragna's Islands Blog

 

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