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Sword-storm off Rauðabjǫrg?
03/08/2024
Rauðabjǫrg is the location of the great sea battle between Earl Þorfinnr and Earl Rǫgnvaldr in the Saga of the Earls of Orkney in which we hear that: ‘Earl Rǫgnvaldr gathered his army in the Orkneys and intended to go over to Ness, and when he arrived at the Pentland Firth then he had thirty …
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Ragna’s Islands is an AHRC-funded research project built around a new translation of The Saga of the Earls of Orkney (Orkneyinga Saga). It will bring together evidence of archaeology and place-names to transform our understanding of the Viking and Norse periods in northern Scotland. In this blog, project members and guests will highlight the texts, locations and findings emerging from the project.
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Recent Posts
- 5. Time to relax (and worry) with friends… plus some Christmas travel chaos
- 4. Now behave! More family squabbles and some politicking
- 3. Christmas preparations, a time for family… and killing (the family)
- 2. Christmas, a time for family… and killing
- Christmas in Orkney: the most wonderful time of the year (for killing someone)