Lord of the Isles: Peerage of Scotland, Viking, Gaels, Middle Ages, Birlinn, Vassal, Monarchy of Norway, Hebrides, Knoydart, Ardnamurchan, Ulster, ... Battle of Harlaw, John of Islay, Earl of Ross - Couverture souple

9786130286989: Lord of the Isles: Peerage of Scotland, Viking, Gaels, Middle Ages, Birlinn, Vassal, Monarchy of Norway, Hebrides, Knoydart, Ardnamurchan, Ulster, ... Battle of Harlaw, John of Islay, Earl of Ross

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ISBN 10 : 6130286988 ISBN 13 : 9786130286989

Editeur : Alphascript Publishing, 2010

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The designation Lord of the Isles, now a Scottish title of nobility, emerged from a series of mixed-blood Viking/Gaelic rulers of the west coast and islands of Scotland in the Middle Ages. Their power rested on large fleets of Birlinns, a type of galley which evolved from the Viking longboat, and is unique to scotland. Although at times nominal vassals of the King of Norway and/or of the King of Scotland, the island chiefs remained functionally independent for many centuries. Their territory included the Hebrides, (Skye and Ross from 1438), Knoydart, Ardnamurchan, bits of Ulster in the 1500s, and the Kintyre peninsula. At their height they were the greatest landowners and most powerful Lords in the British Isles following the Kings of England and Kings of Scotland.

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