Annotation:Orkney (1)

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ORKNEY [1]. AKA and see "Maoile nan Crogaichean." Scottish, Reel. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB'. Originally populated by the Picts, the Orkney Islands were conquered by the Vikings under Ragnald about the year 874 and became a separate earldom, nominally subject to the kings of Norway. They remained under Norwegian sovereignty until 1469, although the earls of Orkney had been Scottish since 1379.

Source for notated version:

Printed sources: MacDonald (The Skye Collection), 1887; p. 51. Stewart-Robertson (The Athole Collection), 1884; p. 124.

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