Sweyn Holm
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Note: There is also a "Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle
, Shetland
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands
, next to Gairsay
.
It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson
(Sveinn), who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.
St Ninian's Isle
St Ninian's Isle is a small island connected by the largest active tombolo in the UK to the south-western coast of the Mainland, Shetland, in Scotland. The tombolo, known locally as an ayre, from the Old Norse for 'gravel bank', is 500 metres long. Except at extremely high tides, the sand is above...
, Shetland
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands
Orkney also known as the Orkney Islands , is an archipelago in northern Scotland, situated north of the coast of Caithness...
, next to Gairsay
Gairsay
Gairsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, located in the parish of Rendall, off the coast, astride one of the approaches to the bays of Firth and Kirkwall...
.
It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson
Sweyn Asleifsson
Sweyn Asleifsson was twelfth century Viking who appeared in the Orkneyinga Saga.-Early career:Sweyn was born in Caithness in the early twelfth century, to Olaf Hrolfsson and his wife Åsleik. According to the Orkneyinga Saga, he came to prominence when he murdered Earl Paul of Orkney's cup-bearer c...
(Sveinn), who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse.