The Vikings in Islay : The Place of Names in Hebridean Settlement History

The Vikings in Islay : The Place of Names in Hebridean Settlement History

Alan Macniven

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FörlagJohn Donald
ISBN9781788853699

The Hebridean island of Islay is well-known for its whisky, its wildlife and its association with the MacDonald Lords of the Isles. There would seem to be little reason to dwell on its fate at the hands of marauding Northmen during the Viking Age. Despite a pivotal location on the 'sea road' from No