History, Landscape, and Language in the Northern Isles and Caithness. 'A'm grippit dis laand'. A Gedenkschrift for Doreen Waugh

Hardback, 196 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:12 b/w, 12 col., 4 tables b/w., Language: English. ISBN 9782503600130. Summary Doreen Waugh was a native Shetlander and a well-renowned scholar of Old Norse and Gaelic place-names in Northern Scotland and the Northern Isles. Not only did Waugh's research significantly advance scholarly understanding of the 'Viking' settlement of the North Atlantic, her generosity with both her time and knowledge inspired and motivated a wide range of scholars from a variety of disciplines, from archaeology and history to historical geography, linguistics, and place-name studies. Based on ? and written in tribute to ? Waugh's work, this interdisciplinary volume draws together essays covering Northern Scotland, the Northern Isles, and beyond, both during and after the early medieval period. The contributions gathered here draw on Waugh's wider-ranging research interests to offer a range of novel insights into the many communities, cultures, and customs that have characterized and connected the Northern Isles and their North Atlantic neighbours. TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Illustrations Introduction Ryan Foster, Christian Cooijmans, and Mary Blance Section 1. History Mapping Shetland's Past Val Turner The Onomastic Frontier in Caithness Re-examined Jacob King Norse Shielings in Shetland and the Faroes Ryan Foster Section 2. Language Shetland and the Runic Diaspora Judith Jesch Literature, Law, and Landscape. 'Udal Law' in the Fictional Island Landscapes of Orkney and Shetland Michael Jones Trowe da Lookin Gless. A.D. Mathewson's Shetland Eileen Brooke-Freeman Section 3. Landscape The Hirdmen in Orkney. Earls' and Kings' Barbara E. Crawford 'The Wonderful Wort Tormentil'. A Cultural Link between the Faroe Islands and the Scottish Isles Steffen Stummann Hansen The Cleikhimin Conundrum Willie Waugh 0 g.…