Open AccessNotes respecting the life of Swein Aslief, an Orkney Viking, of the Twelfth Century, illustrating the annals of that period. Collected from the Early Norwegian Sages
Author(s) -
W H Fotheringhame
Publication year - 1858
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.002.278.287
Subject(s) - norwegian , annals , period (music) , narrative , history , viking age , ancient history , art , literature , philosophy , linguistics , aesthetics
This article traces the narrative of the life of Swein Aslief, a notable Scandinavian living under the Norse Earls of Orkney. The account concludes with an extract from a primary source that mentions Swein Aslief.