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Norse-Gaelic. Not all the following were strictly Norse-Gaels, but they share the most common Norse-Gaelic names. Olaf the Black, 13th-century Norse king. Amlaíb Conung (King Olaf), King of Dublin, possibly identical with Olaf the White. Olaf III Guthfrithson (Emlaíb mac Gofraid), King of Dublin.
Modern names and words. Even today, many surnames particularly connected with Gaeldom are of Old Norse origin, especially in the Hebrides and Isle of Man. Several Old Norse words also influenced modern Scots English and Scottish Gaelic, such as bairn (child) from the Norse barn (a word still used in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Iceland).
S. S. N. S. Norse and Gaelic Coastal Terminology in the Western Isles. It is probably true to say that the most enduring aspect of Norse place-names in the Hebrides, if we expect settlement names, has been the toponymy of the sea coast.
Clann Somhairle, sometimes anglicised as Clan Sorley, / ˌ k l æ n ˈ s ɔːr l i / refers to those Scottish and Irish dynasties descending from the famous Norse-Gaelic leader Somerled, King of Mann and the Isles, son of Gillabrigte (†1164), and ancestor of Clann Domhnaill.
Norse-Gaelic. Not all the following were strictly Norse-Gaels, but they share the most common Norse-Gaelic names. Olaf the Black, 13th-century Norse king; Amlaíb Conung (King Olaf), King of Dublin, possibly identical with Olaf the White; Olaf III Guthfrithson (Emlaíb mac Gofraid), King of Dublin
Clann Somhairle, sometimes anglicised as Clan Sorley, / ˌklænˈsɔːrli / refers to those Scottish and Irish dynasties descending from the famous Norse-Gaelic leader Somerled, King of Mann and the Isles. Primarily they are the Clan Donald, formerly known as the Lord of the Isles, and the mainland Clan MacDougall, and all their numerous branches.
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Preface. Chapter 1: Norse–Gaelic Contacts in a Viking World: Concept and Context. Chapter 2: The ‘Wonders of Ireland’ in Konungs skuggsjá: Text, Sources, Context. Chapter 3: Baile Suthach Síth Emhna, a Poem to Raghnall, King of Man: Text and Context.
