Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada
ABSTRACT: This article delves into the cultural identity of the Orkney Islands by examining the narratives people tell about Orkney’s historical relationships with Norway and Canada. Orkney, just off the northern coast of Scotland, was settled by Scandinavians during the Viking period, and the peopl...
Published in: | Scandinavian-Canadian Studies |
---|---|
Main Author: | |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English French |
Published: |
University of Alberta Library
2007
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan20 https://doaj.org/article/602ce3147e674198b3a82041806ef6c6 |
id |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:602ce3147e674198b3a82041806ef6c6 |
---|---|
record_format |
openpolar |
spelling |
ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:602ce3147e674198b3a82041806ef6c6 2023-07-02T03:32:16+02:00 Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada Michael A. Lange 2007-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan20 https://doaj.org/article/602ce3147e674198b3a82041806ef6c6 EN FR eng fre University of Alberta Library https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/20 https://doaj.org/toc/0823-1796 https://doaj.org/toc/2816-5187 doi:10.29173/scancan20 0823-1796 2816-5187 https://doaj.org/article/602ce3147e674198b3a82041806ef6c6 Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol 17 (2007) History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia DL1-1180 Language and Literature P article 2007 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan20 2023-06-11T00:34:56Z ABSTRACT: This article delves into the cultural identity of the Orkney Islands by examining the narratives people tell about Orkney’s historical relationships with Norway and Canada. Orkney, just off the northern coast of Scotland, was settled by Scandinavians during the Viking period, and the people of Orkney still draw strongly on Scandinavian, primarily Norwegian, imagery in their own conceptions of the islands’ identity. A millennium after the Vikings arrived, people went from Orkney to Canada with the Hudson’s Bay Company, and family and cultural ties were forged between Orcadians and First Nations people throughout Canada. I explore both relationships through an ethnographic study of Orcadians’ ideas about their islands’ connections to Canada and to Norway. Both relationships include characterizations of a tough, rugged, individualistic person—a Viking explorer. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Canada Norway Scandinavian-Canadian Studies 17 24 35 |
institution |
Open Polar |
collection |
Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles |
op_collection_id |
ftdoajarticles |
language |
English French |
topic |
History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia DL1-1180 Language and Literature P |
spellingShingle |
History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia DL1-1180 Language and Literature P Michael A. Lange Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada |
topic_facet |
History of Northern Europe. Scandinavia DL1-1180 Language and Literature P |
description |
ABSTRACT: This article delves into the cultural identity of the Orkney Islands by examining the narratives people tell about Orkney’s historical relationships with Norway and Canada. Orkney, just off the northern coast of Scotland, was settled by Scandinavians during the Viking period, and the people of Orkney still draw strongly on Scandinavian, primarily Norwegian, imagery in their own conceptions of the islands’ identity. A millennium after the Vikings arrived, people went from Orkney to Canada with the Hudson’s Bay Company, and family and cultural ties were forged between Orcadians and First Nations people throughout Canada. I explore both relationships through an ethnographic study of Orcadians’ ideas about their islands’ connections to Canada and to Norway. Both relationships include characterizations of a tough, rugged, individualistic person—a Viking explorer. |
format |
Article in Journal/Newspaper |
author |
Michael A. Lange |
author_facet |
Michael A. Lange |
author_sort |
Michael A. Lange |
title |
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada |
title_short |
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada |
title_full |
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada |
title_fullStr |
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada |
title_full_unstemmed |
Vikings in the Nor’ Wast: The Roots of Orkney’s Identity in Norway and Canada |
title_sort |
vikings in the nor’ wast: the roots of orkney’s identity in norway and canada |
publisher |
University of Alberta Library |
publishDate |
2007 |
url |
https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan20 https://doaj.org/article/602ce3147e674198b3a82041806ef6c6 |
geographic |
Canada Norway |
geographic_facet |
Canada Norway |
genre |
First Nations |
genre_facet |
First Nations |
op_source |
Scandinavian-Canadian Studies, Vol 17 (2007) |
op_relation |
https://scancan.net/index.php/scancan/article/view/20 https://doaj.org/toc/0823-1796 https://doaj.org/toc/2816-5187 doi:10.29173/scancan20 0823-1796 2816-5187 https://doaj.org/article/602ce3147e674198b3a82041806ef6c6 |
op_doi |
https://doi.org/10.29173/scancan20 |
container_title |
Scandinavian-Canadian Studies |
container_volume |
17 |
container_start_page |
24 |
op_container_end_page |
35 |
_version_ |
1770271809197834240 |