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• Orkneys — • A group of islands lying to the north of Scotland Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Orkneys     Orkneys     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Orkneys — the Orkney Islands [the Orkney Islands] (also Orkney, the Orkneys) a group of more than 70 islands off the north coast of Scotland. The islands are governed as a single ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• (the) Orkney Islands — the Orkney Islands [the Orkney Islands] (also Orkney, the Orkneys) a group of more than 70 islands off the north coast of Scotland …   Useful english dictionary

• Orkneys — (spr. órknis, Orkaden, Orkadische Inseln), brit. Inselgruppe, zwischen der Nordsee und dem Atlantischen Ozean, an der nördlichen Spitze von Schottland (s. Karte »Schottland«), durch die 10 km breite Pentlandstraße (Pentland Firth) vom Festland… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Orkneys — Orkney Àrcaibh Flagge von Orkney …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• King of Mann and the Isles — The King of Mann and the Isles ruled over the Orkneys, Shetland, Hebrides and the Isle of Man, known collectively as the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles.Kings of Mann and the IslesIndependent kingdom (before 870)*Tutgual (c.467) *Dingat *Senyllt ap …   Wikipedia

• Olaf I of the Isle of Man — Olav I was King of Mann and the Isles from 1104 until 1153. His nickname was Morsel. He was born around 1080 and died 29 June 1153.His father was King Godred Crovan. He succeeded, either together or after, his one or two brothers. Lagman who held …   Wikipedia

• Canute the Great — Infobox British Royalty|Monarch name=Canute the Great title=King of England, Denmark, Norway and the Swedes imagesize= 200px reign=England: 1016 1035 Denmark: 1018 1035 Norway: 1028 1035 successor=Harold Harefoot (England) Harthacanute (Denmark)… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of the Atlantic (1914–1918) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Atlantic partof=World War I caption= date=28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918 place=Atlantic Ocean, North Sea result=Decisive Allied Victory combatant1=navy|UK flag|Newfoundland Royal Canadian Navy… …   Wikipedia

• Kingdom of Mann and the Isles — Infobox Former Country native name = Suðreyjar ok Norðreyjar conventional long name =Kingdom of Mann and the Isles common name = Mann and the Isles continent=Europe region = Western Europe country = Scotland and the Isle of Man status= era=Middle …   Wikipedia

• Thomas M'Crie the Elder — For his eldest son, of the same name, see Thomas M Crie the Younger.Thomas M Crie (November, 1772 August 5, 1835) was a Scottish historian, writer, and preacher born in the town of Dunse, Berwickshire in November 1772. He was the eldest of a… …   Wikipedia