Table of Contents

Acknowledgments List of Maps Part 1 The Years Before Somerled Chapter 1 Scotland, 1100 AD Chapter 2 Kings of Scotland Chapter 3 The Norse Kingdom of Man and the Isles Chapter 4 No Threat From England - Yet! Chapter 5 Viking Terrorists Chapter 6 Celtic Ri Chapter 7 Affairs in Ireland Chapter 8 Lords of Galloway Chapter 9 Dublin Norse Chapter 10 Earls of Orkney Part 2 The Kingdom of Argyll and the Isles Chapter 11 Somerled's Ancestry and Claim to Argyll Chapter 12 Rise of Somerled Chapter 13 Building the Kingdom Chapter 14 King of Argyll and Lord of the Isles Chapter 15 Final Campaign Part 3 The Ships Glossary of Nautical Terms Chapter 16 Evolution of the Viking Longship Chapter 17 The Gokstad Ship Chapter 18 Viking Ships and their Descendants Part 4 The Legacies of Somerled Chapter 19 Argyll and the Hebrides Chapter 20 Language and Culture Chapter 21 The Rise of the Great Clans Chapter 22 Lords of the Isles Chapter 23 Somhairle's Men Bibliography Pronunciation Guide Index

About the Author

A native Gaelic speaker born and bred in Argyll, Kathleen McPhee has taught and lived in the area for most of her life. She has also owned a fishing boat and a fish-smoking business and teaches English to foreign students.