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Half Celtic, Half Viking: The Norse-Gaels, the Kingdom of the Isles and the Gallowglass youtube.com/watch?v=coqg0V4BjCM&t=5s
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The UNTOLD Story of the Isle of Man…
Sitting between Ireland and Britian, yet not fully part of either, the Isle of Man is somewhat of an enigma in these isles. Famous for the TT Motorcycle Races, the Isle of Man stretches about 30 miles long by 10 miles wide, and lies roughly equidistant between England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in the Irish Sea. The Manx cat is a breed of domestic cat originating on the Isle of Man, with a mutation that shortens the tail.
It’s home to one of the six Celtic languages still spoken today, Manx, and it has a population of around 84,069. The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, retaining a large degree of autonomy but the UK government is responsible for things like the isle's military defence.
Its name is thought to be partially derived from Manannán mac Lir, a mythological warrior and king of the Otherworld in Irish and Manx mythology who is often interpreted as a sea god, usually as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
But what is the history of this isle that sits alone in the Irish sea? Well humans have lived on the isle for thousands of years, stretching back to at least 6500BC when hunter-gatherers moved in. The ancient Romans knew of the island and called it Insula Manavia, with a few Roman artifacts found the isle. Ogham inscriptions have been found, an early medieval alphabet that was used to write the early Irish language. It is sometimes referred to as the Celtic tree alphabet.
The Gaelic influence really arrived around the 5th century AD, when Irish missionaries following the teaching of St. Patrick began settling the island, and the Manx language, a branch of the Goidelic languages, emerged. The Isle of Man was conquered by various powers over the centuries however.
Sources:
Celtic History Decoded - Half Celtic, Half Viking: The Norse-Gaels, the Kingdom of the Isles and the Gallowglass youtube.com/watch?v=coqg0V4BjCM&t=5s
Isle of Man - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man
Magnus III britannica.com/biography/Magnus-III
Manx cat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_cat
Isle of Man britannica.com/place/Isle-of-Man
Battle of Ronaldsway en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ronaldsway
Godred Crovan en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Godred_Crovan
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Isle of Man Documentary
Half Celtic, Half Viking: The Norse-Gaels, the Kingdom of the Isles and the Gallowglass youtube.com/watch?v=coqg0V4BjCM&t=5s
Subscribe to Celtic History Decoded: youtube.com/channel/UCCS3M_uNHH2iOJkpGhkO2SA?sub_confirmation=1
The UNTOLD Story of the Isle of Man…
Sitting between Ireland and Britian, yet not fully part of either, the Isle of Man is somewhat of an enigma in these isles. Famous for the TT Motorcycle Races, the Isle of Man stretches about 30 miles long by 10 miles wide, and lies roughly equidistant between England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales in the Irish Sea. The Manx cat is a breed of domestic cat originating on the Isle of Man, with a mutation that shortens the tail.
It’s home to one of the six Celtic languages still spoken today, Manx, and it has a population of around 84,069. The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, retaining a large degree of autonomy but the UK government is responsible for things like the isle's military defence.
Its name is thought to be partially derived from Manannán mac Lir, a mythological warrior and king of the Otherworld in Irish and Manx mythology who is often interpreted as a sea god, usually as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
But what is the history of this isle that sits alone in the Irish sea? Well humans have lived on the isle for thousands of years, stretching back to at least 6500BC when hunter-gatherers moved in. The ancient Romans knew of the island and called it Insula Manavia, with a few Roman artifacts found the isle. Ogham inscriptions have been found, an early medieval alphabet that was used to write the early Irish language. It is sometimes referred to as the Celtic tree alphabet.
The Gaelic influence really arrived around the 5th century AD, when Irish missionaries following the teaching of St. Patrick began settling the island, and the Manx language, a branch of the Goidelic languages, emerged. The Isle of Man was conquered by various powers over the centuries however.
Sources:
Celtic History Decoded - Half Celtic, Half Viking: The Norse-Gaels, the Kingdom of the Isles and the Gallowglass youtube.com/watch?v=coqg0V4BjCM&t=5s
Isle of Man - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man
Magnus III britannica.com/biography/Magnus-III
Manx cat en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manx_cat
Isle of Man britannica.com/place/Isle-of-Man
Battle of Ronaldsway en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ronaldsway
Godred Crovan en.wikipedia.org//wiki/Godred_Crovan
#isleofman #britain #history
Isle of Man Documentary
