tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post2003085700965935878..comments2024-03-28T00:01:43.037-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: The Stone GamesGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-51684661215604015122015-10-19T09:25:34.711-04:002015-10-19T09:25:34.711-04:00I recently read a book where a character had the f...I recently read a book where a character had the first name "Somerled" (pronounced "Sorely"). He identified it as Celtic, but actually it's Norse. It means "one who goes on voyages in the summer." The founder of the McDonald clan, Lords of the Isles, was a Scot named Somerlidi. His blood was mostly Celtic, but the name had been passed down from the Viking founders of the clan.Lars Walkerhttp://www.brandywinebooks.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-61255146874006247502015-10-16T20:25:49.961-04:002015-10-16T20:25:49.961-04:00The northern east ish islands from Scotland were t...The northern east ish islands from Scotland were technically once part of the Scandinavian territory, or to put it another way, Vikings from Norway around 790+AD had easy access to those islands on their way to Iceland.<br /><br />Ymar Sakarnoreply@blogger.com