The Norse-Gaels (also known under the terms ‘Hiberno-Norse’ or ‘foreign Gaels’) were a people who originated in the Norse settlements established during the Viking Age in Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and the Hebrides who resulted from the intermarriage between the Norse colonists and the indigenous Gaelic populations. The Norse-Gaels became the dominant force on...
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