Scandinavian Scotland
8th- to 15th-century historical period
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| 2019 | Linnea Hartsuyker published 'The Golden Wolf', the final novel in The Golden Wolf Saga, inspired by the Orkneyinga saga. |
| 2018 | Linnea Hartsuyker published 'The Sea Queen', the second novel in The Golden Wolf Saga, inspired by the Orkneyinga saga. |
| 2017 | Linnea Hartsuyker published 'The Half-Drowned King', the first novel in The Golden Wolf Saga, inspired by the Orkneyinga saga. |
| 2015 | Canadian scholar Michael Stachura completed his Ph.D. dissertation 'A Polar Projection: The Northern Dimension in Modern Scottish Literature', which explored Scottish literature's engagement with 'northness'. |
| 2013 | At the Viking Congress held in Shetland, the Scottish Government announced plans to strengthen Scotland's historic links with Scandinavia. |
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