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  Events in Orkney's History
The Viking Days of the Earldom Haakon
The Death of King Haakon of Norway
The Death of Earl Harald
The Murder of Saint Magnus
Scottish Rule
The Battle of Summerdale
The Sixteenth Century
The Westray Dons and the Spanish Armada
The Seventeenth Century
The Covenanters and the Wreck of the Crown
   
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Orkney History
A Brief History of Orkney
A Timeline of Orkney History
Historical Sites on Orkneyjar
Characters in Orkney History
Historical Events
Early Recorded References to Orkney
This short list is far from exhaustive. New information will be added to these pages as and when time allows.
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