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Tag: Orkney
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Hall of Clestrain – John Rae Society film
A short film about restoring the former home of Orcadian Arctic explorer Dr John Rae. Watch online. Filmed by Martin Laird in aid of the John Rae Society.
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The Miracle of Bishop William the Old
Black and white India ink drawing of Bishop William the Old experiencing a miracle of Magnus the Martyr. William suddenly loses and regains his sight, and becomes convinced in Magnus’ saintly nature. By Orcadian artist Martin Laird.
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Another Earl Murdered
Another Earl Murdered This illustration was created for an Orkney News article about the famed 11th Century Orcadian, Earl Thorfinn the Mighty. Thorfinn’s advisor Thorkell Forester murdered rival Earl Einar Wrymouth by stabbing him with a sword and then pushing him into the fireplace after a feast. An Icelandic warrior named Hallvard then pulled him…