Three Scottish Coastal Names of Note: Earra-Ghàidheal, Satíriseið, and Skotlandsfirðir

Andrew Jennings

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-64090-7

Three Scottish Coastal Names of Note: Earra-Ghàidheal, Satíriseið, and Skotlandsfirðir

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This chapter is an example of onomastic research. It explores the historical background of three place-names from the western coastal regions of Scotland, one which is Gaelic in origin and is still extant, Argyll, and two lost Old Norse names, Satíriseið and Skotlandsfirðir. It argues that rather than Argyll being a synonym for Dál Riata, its origin, and possibly also that of Skotlandsfirðir, can be tied to a specific historical event, namely the arrival in the Hebrides during the late 11th century of the warlike Norwegian king Magnus berfœttr.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The New Coastal History
Subtitle of host publication	Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond
Editors	David Worthington
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Chapter	7
Pages	119-129
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319640907
ISBN (Print)	9783319640891
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64090-7
Publication status	Published - Nov 2017

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Argyll
onomastics

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Andrew Jennings, MA MSc PhD FrHist
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- Centre for Island Creativity
- UHI Orkney
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Three Scottish Coastal Names of Note: Earra-Ghàidheal, Satíriseið, and Skotlandsfirðir. / Jennings, Andrew.
The New Coastal History: Cultural and Environmental Perspectives from Scotland and Beyond. ed. / David Worthington. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. p. 119-129.

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Three Scottish Coastal Names of Note: Earra-Ghàidheal, Satíriseið, and Skotlandsfirðir

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