Table of Contents

Preface; Part I. Introduction: 1. Earliest historical notices of the Orkneys; 2. Early Christianity of the islands; 3. Arrival of the Northmen and establishment of the earldom of Orkney and Caithness; 4. The earldom in the Norse line, 872–1231; 5. The earldom in the Angus line, 1231–1312; 6. The earldom in the Stratherne line, 1321–1379; 7. The earldom in the line of St Clair, 1379–1469; 8. The bishopric of Orkney, 1102–1469; 9. The bishopric of Caithness, 1150–1469; 10. Ancient churches of Orkney; 11. Maeshow and the stones of Stennis; 12. Mousa and the Pictish towns; 13. Remains of the Northmen; Chronological tables; Genealogical tables; Part II. Orkneyinga Saga; Appendix; Index.

Promotional Information

This translation of the saga of the earls of Orkney, with an introduction and explanatory notes, was published in 1873.