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  • Witchcraft in Orkney
  • Overview of witch persecution in Orkney, Scotland

    Witchcraft in Orkney possibly has its roots in the settlement of Norsemen on the archipelago from the eighth century onwards. Until the early modern period

    Witchcraft in Orkney

    Witchcraft in Orkney

    Witchcraft_in_Orkney

  • St Magnus Cathedral
  • Church in Orkney, Scotland

    building in Scotland. The cathedral has its own dungeon. People accused of witchcraft in Orkney from 1594–1708 were usually incarcerated in the cathedral

    St Magnus Cathedral

    St Magnus Cathedral

    St_Magnus_Cathedral

  • Allison Balfour
  • Scottish witch

    Scottish witchcraft cases. Balfour lived in the Orkney Islands of Scotland in the area of Stenness. At that time in Scotland, the Scottish Witchcraft Act 1563

    Allison Balfour

    Allison Balfour

    Allison_Balfour

  • Elspeth Reoch
  • Scottish cunning woman; alleged witch (d. 1616)

    academics considered had a significant impact on witchcraft trials in Orkney. Any references to a fairy in statements given to interrogators by alleged witches

    Elspeth Reoch

    Elspeth Reoch

    Elspeth_Reoch

  • Witch trials in early modern Scotland
  • Persecution of witchcraft in Orkney differed from the mainland with most trials taking place before 1650. Large series of trials included those in 1590–91 and

    Witch trials in early modern Scotland

    Witch trials in early modern Scotland

    Witch_trials_in_early_modern_Scotland

  • Marable Couper
  • Scottish accused witch

    2025-08-20 "Dress dedicated to Orkney woman convicted of witchcraft to be unveiled at Orkney Library and Archive". www.orkney.gov.uk. Retrieved 2025-08-20

    Marable Couper

    Marable_Couper

  • Sanday, Orkney
  • Island in Orkney, Scotland

    islands of Orkney, which lie off the north coast of mainland Scotland. With an area of 50.43 km2 (19.5 sq mi), it is the third largest of the Orkney Islands

    Sanday, Orkney

    Sanday, Orkney

    Sanday,_Orkney

  • Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
  • 1830 book by Sir Walter Scott

    Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft Addressed to J. G. Lockhart, Esq. (1830) was a study of witchcraft and the supernatural by Sir Walter Scott. A lifelong

    Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

    Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

    Letters_on_Demonology_and_Witchcraft

  • Witch hunt
  • Search for witchcraft or subversive activity

    search for evidence of witchcraft. Practicing evil spells or incantations was proscribed and punishable in early human civilizations in the Middle East. An

    Witch hunt

    Witch hunt

    Witch_hunt

  • Gilbert Balfour
  • Scottish courtier and mercenary captain

    of Mountquhanie in Kilmany, Fife, and Janet Bruce. Balfour married Margaret Bothwell, the half-sister of Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney, who endowed him

    Gilbert Balfour

    Gilbert_Balfour

  • Wales in the Roman era
  • Aspect of Welsh history

    The Roman era in the area of modern Wales began in 48 AD, with a military invasion by the imperial governor of Roman Britain. Most of the native tribes

    Wales in the Roman era

    Wales in the Roman era

    Wales_in_the_Roman_era

  • Daemonologie
  • Book by King James VI/I of Scotland/England about demons

    Discoverie of Witchcraft. Dæmonologie included a study of demonology and the methods demons used to bother troubled men. The book frames witchcraft as "treason

    Daemonologie

    Daemonologie

    Daemonologie

  • Selkie
  • Mythological creature

    on selkie folk have been collected from the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland). In Orkney lore, selkie is said to denote various seals of greater size

    Selkie

    Selkie

    Selkie

  • Wales in the Middle Ages
  • Period of history

    Wales in the Middle Ages covers the history of the country that is now called Wales, from the departure of the Romans in the early fifth century to the

    Wales in the Middle Ages

    Wales_in_the_Middle_Ages

  • Pittenweem witches
  • Scottish women accused of witchcraft

    five Scottish women accused of witchcraft in the small fishing village of Pittenweem in Fife on the east coast of Scotland in 1704. Another two women and

    Pittenweem witches

    Pittenweem witches

    Pittenweem_witches

  • Isobel Gowdie
  • Scottish woman who confessed to witchcraft at Auldearn near Nairn in 1662

    confessed to witchcraft at Auldearn near Nairn in 1662. Scant information is available about her age or life, and although she was probably executed in line with

    Isobel Gowdie

    Isobel Gowdie

    Isobel_Gowdie

  • A Guide to Grand-Jury Men
  • Book by Richard Bernard

    published in 1627 and written by a puritan clergyman named Richard Bernard. The work is a collection of two dissertations on the legal aspects of witchcraft and

    A Guide to Grand-Jury Men

    A Guide to Grand-Jury Men

    A_Guide_to_Grand-Jury_Men

  • History of Wales
  • Romans, who began their conquest of Britain in AD 43, first campaigned in what is now northeast Wales in 48 against the Deceangli, and gained total control

    History of Wales

    History_of_Wales

  • The Horseman's Word
  • Fraternal secret society in Britain

    animal in the farming areas of Northern Scotland, replacing oxen in the hinterland of Aberdeen and the Moray Firth and ponies in Caithness and Orkney. As

    The Horseman's Word

    The_Horseman's_Word

  • George Fraser Black
  • American historian

    Scottish culture and anthroponymy, Romani people and witchcraft. George Fraser Black was born in 1865 in Stirling, Scotland. He earned a PhD before emigrating

    George Fraser Black

    George_Fraser_Black

  • Peder Munk
  • Danish admiral

    young king in a Jutland lake. On 20 August 1589, Peder Munk and others accepted an agreement at Helsingør over the rule of the islands Orkney from the Scottish

    Peder Munk

    Peder Munk

    Peder_Munk

  • Bute witches
  • Group of Scottish women accused of witchcraft

    The Bute witches were six Scottish women accused of witchcraft and interrogated in the parish of Rothesay on Bute during the Great Scottish Witch Hunt

    Bute witches

    Bute witches

    Bute_witches

  • Trow (folklore)
  • Creature from Shetland and Orkney Island folklore

    dtrow) is a malignant or mischievous fairy or spirit in the folkloric traditions of the Orkney and Shetland islands. Trows may be regarded as monstrous

    Trow (folklore)

    Trow_(folklore)

  • Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597
  • 1597 witch trials in Scotland

    trials that took place in the whole of Scotland from March to October 1597. At least 400 people were put on trial for witchcraft and various forms of diabolism

    Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597

    Great_Scottish_Witch_Hunt_of_1597

  • Margaret
  • Female given name

    tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I Margaret Livingstone, Countess of Orkney, Scottish courtier and landowner Margaret MacDonald (1815–1840), Scottish

    Margaret

    Margaret

    Margaret

  • Raven banner
  • Flag used by various Scandinavian rulers during the Viking age

    present with the Great Heathen Army and adds insight into its seiðr- (witchcraft-) influenced creation and totemic and oracular nature: Geffrei Gaimar's

    Raven banner

    Raven banner

    Raven_banner

  • Jacqui Wood
  • British archaeologist

    she has interpreted as evidence of early modern witchcraft. She has written two fantasy novels set in prehistory, Cliff Dreamers and Return to the Temple

    Jacqui Wood

    Jacqui_Wood

  • Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell
  • Scottish nobleman (1562–1612)

    Hepburn, 1st Duke of Orkney and 4th Earl of Bothwell. Francis is said to have been born in his mother's tower house at Morham. In 1565, Mary, Queen of

    Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell

    Francis Stewart, 5th Earl of Bothwell

    Francis_Stewart,_5th_Earl_of_Bothwell

  • List of fatal crowd crushes
  • dead in Congo football riot after use of 'witchcraft'". The Telegraph. 15 September 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2018. "Death toll rises to 147 in Jodhpur

    List of fatal crowd crushes

    List_of_fatal_crowd_crushes

  • Yule
  • Winter festival

    Tryggvason Christianised Norway, Iceland, Shetland, Orkney and the Faroes in the late 10th century. In the account, he banned blót and blót-drinking, replacing

    Yule

    Yule

    Yule

  • Howe (surname)
  • Surname list

    passage grave situated in Scotland's Orkney Islands. It was probably built around 2800 BC. Similarly Midhowe is located on the Orkney Islands, dated to 3500

    Howe (surname)

    Howe_(surname)

  • 1660s in Scotland
  • giving the King power to raise 20,000 men in Scotland. Act against conventicles. Act for annexation of Orkney and Shetland to the Crown. 1661: 6 October

    1660s in Scotland

    1660s_in_Scotland

  • 1697 in Scotland
  • person in Great Britain to be executed for blasphemy when he is hanged outside Edinburgh. 10 June – the last mass execution for witchcraft in western

    1697 in Scotland

    1697_in_Scotland

  • Kelpie
  • Shape-shifting water spirit in Scottish folklore

    creatures. Counterparts in some regions of Scotland include the shoopiltee and nuggle of Shetland and the tangie of Orkney; in other parts of the British

    Kelpie

    Kelpie

    Kelpie

  • Shetland dialect
  • Language of Shetland

    Journal. 6. Kirkwall: Orkney Heritage Society: 65–80. Ljosland, Ragnhild (2025). "Giving voice to the victims of the Orkney witchcraft trials: 'Answered,

    Shetland dialect

    Shetland dialect

    Shetland_dialect

  • Margaret Hartsyde
  • Scottish servant and landowner, accused of a jewel theft

    Northside of Birsay and Annie Taylor for witchcraft in 1624. Buchanan and Hartsyde bought properties in Orkney, including Elvick, the How, and Shapinsay

    Margaret Hartsyde

    Margaret_Hartsyde

  • James VI and I
  • King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603

    Stirling, by Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney, on 29 July 1567. The sermon at the coronation was preached by John Knox. In accordance with the religious beliefs

    James VI and I

    James VI and I

    James_VI_and_I

  • Flora of Scotland
  • Plants native to Scotland

    (Primula scotica), is endemic to the north coast including Caithness and Orkney. It is closely related to the Arctic species Primula stricta and Primula

    Flora of Scotland

    Flora of Scotland

    Flora_of_Scotland

  • Wales in the Early Middle Ages
  • Aspect of Welsh history (383–1066)

    Wales in the early Middle Ages covers the time between the Roman departure from Wales c. 383 until the middle of the 11th century. In that time there

    Wales in the Early Middle Ages

    Wales in the Early Middle Ages

    Wales_in_the_Early_Middle_Ages

  • Lewis Bellenden
  • Scottish lawyer and Lord Justice Clerk

    she was a gentlewoman in the households of Anne of Denmark and Prince Henry. She married Patrick Stewart, 2nd Earl of Orkney on 19 August 1596, on the

    Lewis Bellenden

    Lewis_Bellenden

  • List of castles in Scotland
  • castles in North Lanarkshire List of castles in Orkney List of castles in the Outer Hebrides List of castles in Perth and Kinross List of castles in Renfrewshire

    List of castles in Scotland

    List of castles in Scotland

    List_of_castles_in_Scotland

  • Early modern Britain
  • Period of history of the island of Great Britain

    Denmark, receiving the Orkney Islands and the Shetland Islands in payment of her dowry.[citation needed] After the death of James III in 1488, during or after

    Early modern Britain

    Early modern Britain

    Early_modern_Britain

  • Kirkjuból witch trial
  • 1656 event in Iceland

    "Iceland: Sorcerers and Paganism". In Bengt Ankarloo, Gustav Henningsen (ed.). Early Modern European Witchcraft. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 393–401

    Kirkjuból witch trial

    Kirkjuból_witch_trial

  • Prehistoric Wales
  • History of Wales before AD 48

    Wales in terms of human settlements covers the period from about 230,000 years ago, the date attributed to the earliest human remains found in what is

    Prehistoric Wales

    Prehistoric Wales

    Prehistoric_Wales

  • Water spirit
  • Elemental spirit associated with water

    who calls men to the Nile, leading to their death or disappearance. In Ndau witchcraft and sorcery, traditional healers (n'anga) pray to Zvipunha (rain spirits)

    Water spirit

    Water_spirit

  • List of Latin phrases (full)
  • Epitome Adagiorum ex Novissima (in Latin). pp. 166–167. Cum aliquis hinc atque hinc duobus maximis premitur malis, ut, in utruncunque inciderit, pereundum

    List of Latin phrases (full)

    List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)

  • Morgan le Fay
  • Enchantress in the Arthurian legend

    sister, the Queen of Orkney, thus making Morgan the mother of Arthur's son and nemesis Mordred. The earliest spelling of the name (found in Geoffrey of Monmouth's

    Morgan le Fay

    Morgan le Fay

    Morgan_le_Fay

  • History of popular religion in Scotland
  • 1500, John Konx, John Calvin ,

    of worship. The Witchcraft Act 1563 made witchcraft, or consulting with witches, capital crimes. There were major series of trials in 1590–91, 1597, 1628–31

    History of popular religion in Scotland

    History of popular religion in Scotland

    History_of_popular_religion_in_Scotland

  • John Lorne Campbell
  • Scottish historian (1906–1996)

    SCOTTISH HISTORICAL REVIEW. 1954 Vol. XXXIII p. 175. The Norse Language in Orkney in 1725 also: 1959Vol. XXXVIII p. 70. Review of the Scottish Highlands a

    John Lorne Campbell

    John_Lorne_Campbell

  • Modern history of Wales
  • Aspect of Welsh history

    The modern history of Wales starts in 1800 and continues until the present day. In the 19th century, South Wales became heavily industrialised with ironworks;

    Modern history of Wales

    Modern history of Wales

    Modern_history_of_Wales

  • Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank
  • Scottish advocate, jurist, and agriculturalist (1748–1816)

    Madras, and died in Devonshire Place, London, on 19 February 1858; James Allan, sheriff of Orkney and Shetland, who died unmarried in 1845; and Thomas

    Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank

    Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank

    Allan_Maconochie,_Lord_Meadowbank

  • Draugr
  • Undead creature from Norse mythology

    "devil", while some forms only survive in definite form: drån, dronn, dröken, meaning "the devil". In Orkney, the descendant drow can also be used to

    Draugr

    Draugr

    Draugr

  • History of Greenland
  • the Orkney and Shetland Isles". Historic UK. Arneborg 2000, p. 315 Diamond 2005, p. 270 Seaver 1996, p. 205: a reference to sailors in Bergen in 1484

    History of Greenland

    History of Greenland

    History_of_Greenland

  • 1736 in Great Britain
  • – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney becomes the first Field Marshal of Great Britain. 14 April – Porteous Riots in Edinburgh. Captain John Porteous

    1736 in Great Britain

    1736_in_Great_Britain

  • Wales in the Late Middle Ages
  • Aspect of Welsh history (1282–1542)

    Wales in the late Middle Ages spanned the years 1282–1542, beginning with conquest and ending in union. Those years covered the period involving the closure

    Wales in the Late Middle Ages

    Wales_in_the_Late_Middle_Ages

  • Vaila
  • Island south of the Westland peninsula in Shetland, Scotland

    proprietor was in great torment, and as they supposed by witchcraft, of which they say he then died. There is no account that any cat has been seen in the isle

    Vaila

    Vaila

  • HMS Barham (04)
  • Queen Elizabeth-class battleship

    next day and participated in a fleet training operation west of Orkney during 2–5 November. During another training exercise in early December, the ship

    HMS Barham (04)

    HMS Barham (04)

    HMS_Barham_(04)

  • List of accidents and disasters by death toll
  • killed in football stampede". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 10 August 2026. Biyela, Lunga (13 January 2026). "35 years on, the Orkney stadium

    List of accidents and disasters by death toll

    List_of_accidents_and_disasters_by_death_toll

  • 1470s
  • Decade

    Elizabeth Woodville and mother-in-law of King Edward IV, is cleared of allegations of witchcraft that had been made against her in 1469 by a follower of the

    1470s

    1470s

  • Fairy
  • Mythical being or legendary creature in European folklore

    to imitate humans. On Orkney, fairies were described as short in stature, dressed in dark grey, and sometimes seen in armour. In some folklore, fairies

    Fairy

    Fairy

    Fairy

  • John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl
  • Scottish landowner

    for her son Prince Henry. The Earl of Orkney requested it, as compensation for his expenses at court in 1594. In March 1596 John Stewart 6th Lord Innermeath

    John Stewart, 5th Earl of Atholl

    John_Stewart,_5th_Earl_of_Atholl

  • Rollright Stones
  • Neolithic stone complex in Oxfordshire, England

    Valiente had discussed these folk tales in her books Where Witchcraft Lives (1962) and An ABC of Witchcraft (1973). In 1975, the English ceremonial magician

    Rollright Stones

    Rollright Stones

    Rollright_Stones

  • Isle of Bute
  • Island in the Firth of Clyde in Scotland

    century, there were accusations of witchcraft: in 1630 an unknown number of women confessed to the crime and were confined in the dungeon at Rothesay Castle

    Isle of Bute

    Isle of Bute

    Isle_of_Bute

  • Morgan le Fay in modern culture
  • other names) has been featured many times in various works of modern culture, often but not always appearing in villainous roles. Some modern stories merge

    Morgan le Fay in modern culture

    Morgan le Fay in modern culture

    Morgan_le_Fay_in_modern_culture

  • Wick, Caithness
  • Town in Highland, Scotland

    from Orkney, "sorcery and witchcraft abound[ed] so much" in the parish of Wick that they recommended their banishment from "this town and country." In the

    Wick, Caithness

    Wick, Caithness

    Wick,_Caithness

  • 1736
  • Calendar year

    the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923. January 12 – George Hamilton, 1st Earl of Orkney, becomes the Second Field Marshal of

    1736

    1736

    1736

  • Hearken to the Witches Rune
  • Studio album by Dave and Toni Arthur

    they were interested in witchcraft and contacted the Wiccan leader Alex Sanders in London. They discussed magic and witchcraft with Sanders, were invited

    Hearken to the Witches Rune

    Hearken_to_the_Witches_Rune

  • Scotland's National Book Awards
  • Scottish literary awards

    Saltire Society. First awarded in 1937, they are awarded for books by Scottish authors or about Scotland, and are awarded in several categories. The first

    Scotland's National Book Awards

    Scotland's_National_Book_Awards

  • Satanic panic
  • Widespread moral panic alleging abuse

    reported in Orkney, Rochdale, London, and Nottingham. In 1992, charges were laid in the Martensville satanic sex scandal; charges were overturned in 1995

    Satanic panic

    Satanic_panic

  • Halloween
  • Annual celebration held on 31 October

    beings called gwrachod. In the late 19th and early 20th century, young people in Glamorgan and Orkney cross-dressed. Elsewhere in Europe, mumming was part

    Halloween

    Halloween

    Halloween

  • David MacRitchie
  • Scottish folklorist and antiquarian

    of fairies in British folklore. In Fians, Fairies and Picts (1893), The Northern Trolls (1898) and The Aborigines of Shetland and Orkney (1924) MacRitchie

    David MacRitchie

    David_MacRitchie

  • History of Christianity in Norway
  • country in 1028 or 1029. According to Adam of Bremen, the chieftains rose up against Olaf because he had ordered their wives' execution for witchcraft, but

    History of Christianity in Norway

    History_of_Christianity_in_Norway

  • Scottish Reformation
  • Movement that established the Church of Scotland

    and dancing. In the late Middle Ages there were a handful of prosecutions for harm done through witchcraft, but the passing of the Witchcraft Act 1563 made

    Scottish Reformation

    Scottish Reformation

    Scottish_Reformation

  • Blót
  • Religious practice in Germanic paganism

    blót at Yule may be the origin of the practice in Orkney recorded in the 18th century by which each family in Sandwick that rears pigs would slaughter one

    Blót

    Blót

    Blót

  • Illuga saga Gríðarfóstra
  • Icelandic saga

    advisor named Björn who was treacherous and cunning, but skilled in seid (witchcraft) and a great warrior who ably defended Denmark for the king. Björn

    Illuga saga Gríðarfóstra

    Illuga_saga_Gríðarfóstra

  • Nairn
  • Town and royal burgh in Scotland

    Sigurd, Earl of Orkney, its royal burgh status under David I, its strong links to monarchs and regents of Scotland and its strategic position in multiple wars

    Nairn

    Nairn

    Nairn

  • Robert Colville (died 1584)
  • Scottish Courtier

    of Orkney. He was involved in the trial and torture of Allison Balfour and her family at Kirkwall Castle for witchcraft in 1594. He was murdered in 1596

    Robert Colville (died 1584)

    Robert_Colville_(died_1584)

  • John Selby (died 1595)
  • English landowner

    involved in the rendition of Richard Blithe, a Scottish mariner regarded as a pirate. Blithe had served in a ship that robbed the Master of Orkney and was

    John Selby (died 1595)

    John_Selby_(died_1595)

  • List of people who were beheaded
  • abducted by ISIS in Egypt and subsequently beheaded. Anne Palles (1693) – executed in Copenhagen for witchcraft. Povel Juel (1723) – executed in Copenhagen

    List of people who were beheaded

    List of people who were beheaded

    List_of_people_who_were_beheaded

  • Bishop of Sodor and Man
  • Diocesan bishop in the Church of England

    the Ordinary of the Diocese of Sodor and Man (Sodor as Mannin) in the Province of York in the Church of England. The diocese solely covers the Isle of Man

    Bishop of Sodor and Man

    Bishop of Sodor and Man

    Bishop_of_Sodor_and_Man

  • Tudor period
  • Period of English history (1485–1603) under the Tudor dynasty

    Women: A Social History (2017). excerpt Notestein, Wallace. A history of witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 (1911) online Palliser, D. M. The Age of Elizabeth:

    Tudor period

    Tudor period

    Tudor_period

  • Restoration (Scotland)
  • Return of the monarchy in 1660

    down off Orkney. The rebellion eventually led to the fall of Lauderdale, who was replaced by the King's brother, James, Duke of York, known in Scotland

    Restoration (Scotland)

    Restoration (Scotland)

    Restoration_(Scotland)

  • George Yeardley
  • Colonial governor of Virginia

    deputy-governor again in 1625. On September 11, 1626, Yeardley presided over the witchcraft inquiry of Joan Wright, the first legal witchcraft inquiry on record

    George Yeardley

    George Yeardley

    George_Yeardley

  • Laxdæla saga
  • Icelandic saga

    to travel to Scotland and the Orkney and Faroe Islands before claiming lands in Breiðafjörður in Western Iceland. Later in life, Unnr decides to leave her

    Laxdæla saga

    Laxdæla saga

    Laxdæla_saga

  • List of people with given name Mary
  • attorney in the Killing of JonBenét Ramsey Mary Laffoy (born 1945), Irish judge Mary Lakeland (?–1645), English woman executed for witchcraft Mary Lamb

    List of people with given name Mary

    List_of_people_with_given_name_Mary

  • NSPCC
  • British child protection charity

    James J., The report of the inquiry into the removal of children from Orkney in February 1991, Edinburgh: HMSO, 1992, xiv, 363pp. ISBN 0-10-219593-5.

    NSPCC

    NSPCC

    NSPCC

  • List of Time Team Podcast episodes
  • Episodes of British archaeology television show

    version of the British television/web programme about archaeology, Time Team. In 2024, Time Team's archaeological expert, Dr Helen Geake and broadcaster, Martyn

    List of Time Team Podcast episodes

    List_of_Time_Team_Podcast_episodes

  • Sir John Arnot
  • Scottish merchant and landowner (1530–1616)

    John Arnot of Birswick (Orkney) (1530–1616) was a 16th-century Scottish merchant and landowner who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1587 to 1591

    Sir John Arnot

    Sir_John_Arnot

  • Norman Court
  • British clipper

    ship was built in 1869 by A. & J. Inglis of Glasgow. On the night of 29 March 1883 in a strong gale she was driven ashore and wrecked in Cymyran Bay, between

    Norman Court

    Norman Court

    Norman_Court

  • Timeline of Icelandic history
  • comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Iceland and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these

    Timeline of Icelandic history

    Timeline_of_Icelandic_history

  • Scottish religion in the seventeenth century
  • Religious organisation and belief in the Kingdom of Scotland in the 17th century

    schools in the Lowlands, but in the Highlands basic education was still lacking in many areas. In the seventeenth century the pursuit of witchcraft was largely

    Scottish religion in the seventeenth century

    Scottish religion in the seventeenth century

    Scottish_religion_in_the_seventeenth_century

  • Richard Rodney Bennett
  • English composer and pianist (1936–2012)

    Concerto (1990) - commissioned by and first performed at St Magnus Festival, Orkney, soloist Dame Evelyn Glennie, 1990 Trumpet Concerto (1993) - for trumpet

    Richard Rodney Bennett

    Richard_Rodney_Bennett

  • Nathaniel Palmer
  • American naval explorer and seal hunter (1799–1877)

    reported sighting land earlier in 1820. Along with English sealer George Powell, Palmer also co-discovered the nearby South Orkney Islands archipelago. After

    Nathaniel Palmer

    Nathaniel Palmer

    Nathaniel_Palmer

  • List of Private Passions episodes (2000–2004)
  • Robert-temple.com. Retrieved 23 April 2017. "Professor Simon Shorvon – Professor in Clinical Neurology and Consultant Neurologist". Shorvon.edu. Retrieved 23

    List of Private Passions episodes (2000–2004)

    List_of_Private_Passions_episodes_(2000–2004)

  • Alchemy in art and entertainment
  • little distinction is made between alchemy, magic, and witchcraft. Alchemy has become a common theme in fantasy fiction. H. P. Lovecraft, The Alchemist (1916)

    Alchemy in art and entertainment

    Alchemy in art and entertainment

    Alchemy_in_art_and_entertainment

  • Christianity and paganism
  • Faroes, Orkney, Shetland, Iceland, and Greenland. After Olaf's defeat at the Battle of Svolder in 1000 there was a partial relapse to paganism in Norway

    Christianity and paganism

    Christianity and paganism

    Christianity_and_paganism

  • Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange
  • Abducted Scottish aristocrat

    Isles St Kilda Edinburgh Orkney Skye The Monach Isles, also known as Heisker, lie 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of North Uist in the Outer Hebrides, an archipelago

    Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange

    Rachel Chiesley, Lady Grange

    Rachel_Chiesley,_Lady_Grange

  • Lord Lyon King of Arms
  • Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry

    of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that country, issuing new grants

    Lord Lyon King of Arms

    Lord Lyon King of Arms

    Lord_Lyon_King_of_Arms

  • History of England
  • However, by then the Vikings were almost certainly well-established in Orkney and Shetland, and many other non-recorded raids probably occurred before

    History of England

    History of England

    History_of_England

  • Marie Ruthven, Countess of Atholl
  • Scottish aristocrat

    of Orkney requested it, as compensation for his expenses at court in 1594. In March 1596 Marie Ruthven married John Stewart 6th Lord Innermeath. In May

    Marie Ruthven, Countess of Atholl

    Marie_Ruthven,_Countess_of_Atholl

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  • Hainsworth
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (common in West Yorkshire)

    Hainsworth

    English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Hainworth in West Yorkshire, named from the Old English personal name Hagena + Old English worð ‘enclosure’.English (common in West Yorkshire) : habitational name from Ainsworth in Lancashire, from the Old English personal name Ægen + worð ‘enclosure’. Names such as de Haynesworth and de Heynesworth occur in the surrounding area in the 14th century.

    Hainsworth

  • Watkins
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (also frequent in Wales)

    Watkins

    English (also frequent in Wales) : patronymic from the personal name Watkin.

    Watkins

  • Lammey
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (also found in Ireland)

    Lammey

    English (also found in Ireland) : from a pet form of Lamb 1 and 2.

    Lammey

  • Farless
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (formerly common in Kent)

    Farless

    English (formerly common in Kent) : unexplained. This name seems to have died out in Britain.

    Farless

  • Hugg
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (rare in England)

    Hugg

    English (rare in England) : variant of Hug 1.

    Hugg

  • Hodnett
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland)

    Hodnett

    English (found chiefly in the West Midlands and in Ireland) : habitational name from Hodnet in Shropshire, or any of various places called Hoddnant in Wales. The place names are from Welsh hawdd ‘pleasant’, ‘peaceful’ + nant ‘valley’, ‘stream’.

    Hodnett

  • Glassco
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (found mainly in Wales)

    Glassco

    English (found mainly in Wales) : variant of Glasscock 2.

    Glassco

  • Sehr
  • Girl/Female

    Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun

    Sehr

    Dawn; Sunrise; Witchcraft; Magic

    Sehr

  • Huckaby
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (rare in England)

    Huckaby

    English (rare in England) : apparently a habitational name from Huccaby in Devon, possibly so named from Old English woh ‘crooked’ + byge ‘river bend’, or Uckerby in North Yorkshire, named with an unattested Old Norse personal name, Úkyrri or Útkári, + býr ‘farmstead’.

    Huckaby

  • Hutchcroft
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (Yorkshire)

    Hutchcroft

    English (Yorkshire) : unexplained. Compare Hutchcraft.

    Hutchcroft

  • Dow
  • Surname or Lastname

    Scottish (also found in Ireland)

    Dow

    Scottish (also found in Ireland) : reduced form of McDow. This surname is borne by a sept of the Buchanans.English : variant of Daw.Americanized spelling of Dutch Douw, an Old Frisian personal name.Americanized spelling of German Dau.Henry Dow (1634–1707), NH soldier and statesman, was born at Ormsby in Norfolkshire, England. His father migrated with his family to Watertown in the colony of Massachusetts Bay in 1637 and moved to Hampton in the province of NH in 1644. Henry became an influential and prosperous figure in Hampton. He married twice and had four sons.

    Dow

  • Allman
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (frequent in eastern England)

    Allman

    English (frequent in eastern England) : ethnic name from Norman French aleman ‘German’ or alemayne ‘Germany’ (Late Latin Alemannus and Alemannia, from a Germanic tribal name that probably originally meant ‘all the men’). In some cases the surname may be from the region of Normandy known as Allemagne (south of Caen), probably named as a Germanic-speaking enclave in a Celtic area in Roman times. In North America, the form Allman has probably absorbed some cases of cognates from other languages, in particular Spanish Aleman and French Alleman.German (Allmann) : variant of Allemann (see Alleman) or in some cases probably an Americanized form of the same name.

    Allman

  • Pelly
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (also established in Ireland)

    Pelly

    English (also established in Ireland) : from a pet form of the personal name Pell.English (also established in Ireland) : nickname from Old French pele ‘bald’.

    Pelly

  • MADAILÉIN
  • Female

    Irish

    MADAILÉIN

    Irish form of French Madeline, MADAILÉIN means "of Magdala."

    MADAILÉIN

  • in Long
  • Boy/Male

    French, German, Polish

    in Long

    Long

    in Long

  • Hutchcraft
  • Surname or Lastname

    English (Huntingdon)

    Hutchcraft

    English (Huntingdon) : unexplained. Probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place named with the Middle English personal name Hutch + craft ‘mill’ or croft ‘paddock’.

    Hutchcraft

  • DOBRAÅ IN
  • Male

    Croatian

    DOBRAÅ IN

    , goodness.

    DOBRAÅ IN

  • Farin
  • Surname or Lastname

    Swedish (common in Finland)

    Farin

    Swedish (common in Finland) : ornamental name formed with the common surname suffix -in and an unexplained first element.German : unexplained.English : unexplained.Spanish (Farín) : unexplained.

    Farin

  • LÍADÁIN
  • Female

    Irish

    LÍADÁIN

    Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Líadan, LÍADÁIN means "grey lady."

    LÍADÁIN

  • Witcraft
  • Surname or Lastname

    English

    Witcraft

    English : unexplained.

    Witcraft

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