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The Black Isle: Scotland's Viking Heartland
Episode 38 of The Story of Scotland takes us to the Black Isle, a peninsula that wasn't an island and wasn't black, but was a crucible of Norse-Gaelic culture. We explore the forgotten kingdom of Moray, the battle of Skitten Moor, and the legacy of the Vikings who settled here. Lucas and Luna discuss the place-name evidence: Dingwall, from 'Thingvellir', the Norse assembly site; the hogback stones in Nigg that mark Viking graves; and the role of the Black Isle in the Wars of Independence, when the region's warriors fought for both Bruce and Balliol. We also touch on…
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