From Dál Riata to the Gall-Ghàidheil.

Andrew Jennings

doi:10.1484/J.VMS.1.100676

From Dál Riata to the Gall-Ghàidheil.

Andrew Jennings

Institute for Northern Studies

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Abstract

The distinctive pattern of Norse settlement names in western Scotland, together with two seemingly unrelated historical events, the disappearance of Dál Riata from contemporary records and the mysterious appearance of a new ethnic group, the Gall-Ghàidheil, in the Irish annals, appear to be inter-linked phenomena. By examining the extent and nature of Norse place-names it becomes possible to suggest a geographical origin for the Gall-Ghàidheil, which this is suggested to be the territory of Dál Riata.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Viking and Medieval Scandinavia
Place of Publication	Turnhout, Belgium
Publisher	Brepols Publishers
Pages	123-149
Number of pages	26
Volume	5
ISBN (Print)	978-2-503-53089-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1484/J.VMS.1.100676
Publication status	Published - 2010

Keywords

Viking
Scotland
Gaelic, Old Norse, onomastics

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From Dál Riata to the Gall-Ghàidheil.

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