Originally Posted by
guardsman
lot of the Clans on west coast are from Scandanavian descent (MacDonalds,MacLeods,Camerons etc)
Yeah, you're quite right about that, Clan Sinclair and Clan Gunn up in highest of the Highlands and northern of the Islands also claim Norwegian/Scandinavian descent and I believe that some in Anglesay might have some viking blood running through their veins as well.
Originally Posted by
Thomas H
That makes me wonder if I might have some link to those clans , on my fathers side I am
from Stavnger Norway , and left there in 1825 to come to America , our name before that was Hawkous and America changed it to Hougas . anyone know ?
"Ryfylke" in the document above is the olden name for the modern county of Rogaland where Stavanger is the largest city. The local football team is called "Viking FK" (FC) and their offical supporter group is called "Vikinghordene" (The Viking hordes). There's a car ferry that goes back and forth from Stavanger to Aberdeen.
Norse/Norn: [B]"Með lögum skal land byggja en með ólögum eyða".[/B]
Norwegian: "Med lov skal land bygges og med ulov ødelegges".
British: "with law shall land be built and with bad laws be destroyed".
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