Mallet's Northern Antiquities: Scandinavian conquest and sovereignty over Isle of Man

Manx_Soc_vol_4_Monumenta_de_Insula_Manniae_Vol_1_extract_from_Mallets_Northern_Antiquities_1770.txt
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Mallet's Northern Antiquities: Scandinavian conquest and sovereignty over Isle of Man
Description
Extract from Paul Henri Mallet's Northern Antiquities (1770) discussing Scandinavian conquest of northern islands, the 1266 sale of the Hebrides and Isle of Man to Scotland by Magnus Lagabætter, and the later mortgaging of Orkney and Shetland to James III in 1468. Provides historical context for Norse/Scandinavian rule and the transition of Manx sovereignty.
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Isle of Man
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Scotland
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Financial Data
Collection
Crown Administration
Type
Published Reference Work
Date Created
1770
Language
English