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... Scotland and the northern isles . These were high , round towers , that at Mousa in Shetland standing almost 50 feet ( 15 metres ) in height . The broch dwellers may have carried on intermittent warfare with the fort builders of farther ...
... Scotland and the northern isles . These were high , round towers , that at Mousa in Shetland standing almost 50 feet ( 15 metres ) in height . The broch dwellers may have carried on intermittent warfare with the fort builders of farther ...
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... Scotland by the Treaty of Perth . In 1468-69 the northern isles of Orkney and Shetland were pawned to Scotland as part of a mar- riage settlement with the crown of Denmark - Norway . A Scandinavian language , the Norn , was spoken in ...
... Scotland by the Treaty of Perth . In 1468-69 the northern isles of Orkney and Shetland were pawned to Scotland as part of a mar- riage settlement with the crown of Denmark - Norway . A Scandinavian language , the Norn , was spoken in ...
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... Scotland . The Scots Parliament , like that of many other European countries , remained throughout the medieval period the feudal court of the kings of Scots : not undergoing the distinctive develop- ment of the English Parliament , it ...
... Scotland . The Scots Parliament , like that of many other European countries , remained throughout the medieval period the feudal court of the kings of Scots : not undergoing the distinctive develop- ment of the English Parliament , it ...
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