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Looking across the waters of the Pentland Firth to the island of Hoy in Orkney
Looking across the waters of the Pentland Firth to the island of Hoy in Orkney
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Ring of Brodgar, on the island of Mainland, Orkney
Ring of Brodgar, on the island of Mainland, Orkney
Midhowe Broch on the west coast of Rousay
Midhowe Broch on the west coast of Rousay
According to the Orkneyinga Saga, Harald Fairhair (on the right, with fair hair) took control of Orkney in 875. He is shown here inheriting his kingdo
According to the Orkneyinga Saga, Harald Fairhair (on the right, with fair hair) took control of Orkney in 875. He is shown here inheriting his kingdom from his father Halfdan the Black, in an illustration from the Flateyjarbók.
Artist's conception of King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway, who forcibly Christianised Orkney. Painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo.
Artist's conception of King Olaf Tryggvason of Norway, who forcibly Christianised Orkney. Painting by Peter Nicolai Arbo.