Consolidated under Godred Crovan in 1079, the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles – encompassing the islands of Orkney, Lewis, Skye and Mann - is significant not only in understanding the role that the Vikings played in the context of the British Isles, but also as an example of Viking traditions, culture and even political ideas being transported beyond Norway.
The establishment of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles in 1079 was not a single or instantaneous act, but rather marked a significant point in over 200 years of Viking activity in the British Isles, activity which would continue in one way or another into the 13th Century.
In relation to the Viking world, the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles is therefore an example of how, away from Norway, the Vikings transplanted their principles, making a mark on the land they settled that would last for hundreds of years, through not only the landscape and archaeology but in politics, art and the popular imagination.
The Lewis Chessmen
Celtic Crosses
In the Isle of Man in particular the arrival of the Vikings resulted in the mixing of cultures, in this case recorded in the integration of Viking imagery and stories in Celtic Crosses.
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