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The Norse clan was not tied to a certain territory in the same way as a Scottish clan, where the chief owned the territory. The land of the Scandinavian clan was owned by the individuals who had close neighbours from other clans. The name of the clan was derived from its ancestor, often with the addition of an -ung or -ing ending.
Lágr (as in Láganes) means "low", [209] whereas Sága (as in á nesi Ságu) was the name of a Norse goddess. [210] In the Völsunga saga and Helgakvíða Hundingsbana I, Sinfjötli says that he made Granmar/Gudmund pregnant with nine wolves in the location. [119] [211] Læsø: Old Norse: Hlésey: The name means "leeward island".
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During the first period of recorded history the island was occupied by Celtic speaking peoples and later Christianised by Irish missionaries. By the 9th century Vikings, generally from Norway, ruled the island: Old Norse speaking settlers intermarried with the Gaelic speaking native population, and Norse personal names found their way into common Manx usage.
Viking names carry with them the weight of history. Monikers like Erik, Ingrid or Sigmund bring up vivid images of fierce warriors in longboats. If you've been looking for a strong, powerful name ...
For Gaelic families and dynasties of Norse descent of any kind, male line or maternal, and preferably verifiable in some manner. Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
The elite mercenary warriors known as the gallowglass (gallóglaigh) emerged from these Norse–Gaelic clans and became an important part of Irish warfare. The Viking longship also influenced the Gaelic birlinn and longa fada, which were used extensively until the 17th century.
There were many small skirmishes and larger battles with the native Irish clans in the following two centuries, with the Danes sometimes siding with allied clans. In 1014 AD, at the Battle of Clontarf, the Vikings were eventually defeated and the remaining Danish settlers gradually assimilated with the Irish population. [7]