Unit 8 - Scotland: Settlement - the evidence of place-names
Multiple-choice exercise
Choose the correct answer for each question.
Old Norse was a ......................... language
- European
- Gaelic
- Anglo-Saxon
- Germanic
- Scottish
What is the density of Norse place-names in the Northern Isles?
- 50%
- 70%
- 90%
- 99%
- 100%
Give an example of an Old Norse topographical name in use in Scotland:
- nes
- vik
- stathir
- bolstathir
- setr
Approximately when were Stathir names in use in Scotland
- mid ninth century
- early ninth century
- eighth century
- tenth century
- they are largely undated
Viking place-name elements along the eastern mainland coast may indicate
- settlement by Vikings
- Viking held estates
- raids by Vikings
- Vikings passing through the area
- obtaining of timber by the Earls of Orkney