THREE JOURNEYS NORTH TO THE ARCTIC SEA:
A stop on the way from London to Hudson Bay was the Orkney Islands, where the new HBC clerks had time to wander and hunt, and be shown the sights of interest. #Journeys #ThreeJourneysNorth #OrkneyIslands https://nancymargueriteanderson.com/orkney-island/

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How many runways can you see for Kirkwall airport in Orkney Islands area (UK) ? : The answer is on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/egpa/en #kirkwallairport #airport #orkneyislands #uk #egpa #koi #aviation #avgeek vl

Hype for the Future 87B: The Isolated Islands of Europe

Introduction The North Sea is home to the Orkney, Shetland, and Faroe Island territories. Orkney and Shetland are today part of Scotland, while the Faroe Islands are today part of Denmark. However, all three (3) island chains effectively appear the same geographically, with mostly cultural differences separating the three island chains. The Orkney Islands are the furthest south and are immediately north of Caithness on the Scottish mainland, while the Shetland Islands to the north represent […]

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Hype for the Future 74A: Is Scotland a Nordic Country?

Introduction While the short answer to the question posed is a clear and obvious “no,” with the fixed national and international borders of the modern day, portions of Scotland have indeed been considered at least somewhat Nordic in the past. If the Faroe Islands of Denmark can be considered Nordic, then so can the Shetland and Orkney Islands, both included within Scotland. Even further south are the Counties of Caithness and Sutherland, with Sutherland identifiable with a saltire […]

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Hype for the Future 74/284: The North of Scotland

Introduction Though the vast majority of the Scottish population lives nearer the English border, the northern regions of Scotland are actually more attuned to Nordic customs for over a millennium, as much of the northern region was previously connected—quite strongly—to Norwegian control and subject to instability more than the regions even slightly further to the south, such as by the Urquhart Castle near Inverness. The Counties The Nordic regions of Scotland are largely determined […]

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Hype for the Future 73I: The Nordic Cross in Scotland

Introduction Even though Scotland itself is not a Nordic country, portions of the territory now claimed by Scotland have historically been identified as Norwegian territory in particular. Following the Kingdom of Denmark-Norway and associated unions, most notably the Kalmar Union with Sweden, the Kingdom of Denmark would continue to claim the Faroe Islands, Iceland (now a sovereign state), and Greenland, in order from southeast to northwest. Norse Heritage While not all of Scotland is […]

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Hype for the Future 73D: L’Anse aux Meadows

Introduction The Vikings and the associated settlements, though largely identified as having originated within the region now known as Northern Europe and Scandinavia, have since expanded from the modern nations of Norway and Sweden east into Finland and Russia, though only barely so, but more importantly, south and west into Denmark, Scotland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland, and, finally, Newfoundland. Old World or New World? Prior to 1492, the regions that the Vikings had settled […]

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Hype for the Future 72D: Traditional Counties of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Introduction The historic counties of England, Scotland, and Wales have been of cultural significance as each county has determined the heritage of the people of the region and the descending diaspora related to every county. While Ireland and the Isle of Man also play large roles, along with Jersey and Guernsey, the primary settlements on Great Britain have also been of significance regarding the situation of a generally Celtic region. England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Cornwall: Truro, […]

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