Wikipedia:WikiProject Scottish Islands/Orkneyinga Saga

WikiProject Scottish Islands

General information Main project page talk How You Can Help talk Assessment talk Vital articles progress talk Collaboration of the month talk Populated Islands by rank talk Islands by area rank talk Population density table talk Infobox Scottish island talk How to write a Good Article talk Watch List talk New Articles talk Cleanup listing talk Peer review talk Requested articles talk Orkneyinga Saga talk Monro's Hebrides talk Origins of the Uí Ímair and the Earls of Orkney talk Related WikiProjects WikiProject Scotland talk Deletion sorting talk WikiProject Clans of Scotland talk WikiProject Medieval Scotland talk WikiProject Scottish Castles talk WikiProject Transport in Scotland talk WikiProject Islands talk

Orkneyinga Saga

The following are names taken from the maps in Joseph Anderson's edition of the Orkneyinga saga, details:

• Date of publication - 1990 (reprint of 1981 edition, in turn a facsimile of an 1893 edition)
• Translators - Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie
• Editor - Joseph Anderson
• Publisher: James Thin and Mercat Press (1873 original by Edmonston & Douglas).
• ISBN 0 901824 25 9

Here are two "cheats" for references (cut and paste). The first is for the 1893 facsimile, the second for an online version of the 1873 Edmonston & Douglas edition.

<ref>Anderson, Joseph (Ed.) (1893) ''Orkneyinga Saga''. Translated by Jón A. Hjaltalin & Gilbert Goudie. Edinburgh. James Thin and Mercat Press (1990 reprint). ISBN 0-901824-25-9</ref>

<ref>{{Orkneyinga}}</ref>

Hjaltland

• Baltey - Balta
• Barrey - West Burra
• Brusey - Bressay
• Ey [sic] - Uyea by Unst
• Fætilar - Fetlar
• Friðarey - Fair Isle
• Hafrey - South Havra
• Hafskotsey - Hascosay
• Hildesey - Hildasay
• ?Husey - East Burra
• Hvalsey - Whalsay
• Jala - Yell
• Lyngey - Linga (various)
• Meginland - Mainland
• Mosey - Mousa
• Nos - Noss
• Ornyst - Unst
• Papey Stora - Papa Stour
• Rauðey Milkla - Muckle Roe
• Sandfriðarey - Samphrey
• Valey - Vaila
• Vemundarey - Vementry

Shetland uncertain (as marked on map)

• Papey - Oxna (?)
• Rauðey Litla - Papa Little (?!)

Additional -

• Alasund - Yell Sound
• Leirvik - Lerwick
• Sundbolstaðr - Symbister

Orkneyar (Orkneyjar - later Norse)

• Austrsker - Auskerry
• Borgarey - Burra
• Damsey/Daminsey - Damsay (St Adamnan's Island)
• Eiðey - Eday
• Egilsey - Egilsay
• Eyinhelga - Eynhallow
• Færey - Fara (and also Faray?)
• Flottey - Flotta
• Gáreksey - Gairsay
• Glums Holm - Glim(p)s Holm
• Grimsey - Graemsay
• Háey - Hoy
• Hellisey/Eller Holm - Helliar Holm (Helene-holm in Fordun)
• Hjalpandisey - Shapinsay
• Hrólfsey - Rousay
• Hrossey (Meginland) - Mainland
• Hundey - Hunda
• Kalfey - Cava
• Kalfr - Calf of Eday
• Kolbeinsey - Copinsay
• Lyngholm - Linga Holm
• Papey Meiri - Papa Westray
• Papey Minni - Papa Stronsay
• Petlandsker - Pentland Skerries
• Rínansey/Rínarsey - North Ronaldsay (St Ninian's Isle, not Ronald's, like South Ronaldsay. Possibly "St Ronan's Island")
• Rognvaldsey - South Ronaldsay
• Sandey - Sanday
• Strionsey - Stronsay
• Svínney/Swefney - Swona (sometimes with "v" sometimes with "w")
• Vestrey - Westray
• Vigr - Wyre

Additional -

• Kirkiuvág - Kirkwall
• Petlandlandfiörð - Pentland Firth
• Straumnes - Stomness
• Straumsey - Stroma
• Vestfiörð - Westray Firth

Islands of the Forth

• Máeyar (cf. plural, later form would be "Máeyjar") - Isle of May

Islands of the Clyde

• Bót - Bute
• Kumreyar - Cumbrae (later form would be Kumreyjar)
• Herey - Arran
• Sandey - Sanda Island

Outer Hebrides

• Ivist - Uist
• Lióðhús - Lewis
• (Not mentioned - Harris - "Hérað" I think)

Inner Hebrides

• Dysey - Jura
• Eyin Helga - Iona
• Il - Islay
• Guðey - Gigha
• Kiarbarey - ?Kerrera
• Myl - Mull
• Raunay [sic] - Rona by Raasay
• Skidh [sic] (= Skið? Skiþ?) - Skye
• Tyrvist - Tiree

• Skotlandsfiörð - The Minch
• Suðreyar - Hebrides (later "Suðreyjar" + "Sodor")

For later Norn versions of the names see here - some changes, e.g. "øy" is used rather than "ey". --MacRusgail 15:25, 14 August 2007 (UTC)