where did the vikings first land in scotland
Scandinavian Scotland The Northern Isles, known to the Norse as the Norðreyjar, are the closest parts of the United Kingdom to Norway and these islands experienced the first and most long-lasting Norse influence of any part of Scotland. Shetland is some 300 kilometres (190 mi) due west of Norway[2][3] and in favourable conditions could be reached in 24 hours from Hordaland in a Viking longship.[4] Orkney is 80 kilometres (50 mi) further to the south west.[2]
Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club, commonly known as Man. United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Nicknamed "the Red Devils", the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Viking Age In England, the beginning of the Viking Age is dated to 8 June 793,[7][8] when Vikings destroyed the abbey on Lindisfarne, a centre of learning on an island off the northeast coast of England in Northumberland. Monks were killed in the abbey, thrown into the sea to drown, or carried away as slaves along with the church treasures, giving rise to the traditional (but unattested) prayerâ€”A furore Normannorum libera nos, Domine, "Free us from the fury of the Northmen, Lord."[9]
Poseidon The earliest attested occurrence of the name, written in Linear B, is