Historians: please comment / correct

[The Q]

Since we're speaking about the Scottish islands (well, sort of), and since we're sometimes asked about "where to go" in Scotland, I thought you might like to contemplate air travel around the islands by Loganair, "Scotland's National Airline".
Here's a wee Twin Otter leaving Benbecula
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6idNBOYS_A

How to "get away from it all"? Of course, it's not cheap!

Alan

Nice to see my Old place of work flash past, by the Runway on BenBec, used to see the Brittain Norman Islanders, on the pan on Benbec. Just outside my Barrack room window when I was trying to sleep...

Logie baird tend to get round a bit these days. They've now gone into Code sharing with British Airways, So we get Loganair in Norwich. When the were with Flybe they were Flybe painted.

[Jock Scot]

I have done the Barra trip quite a few times and on occasion the landing and take offs are not for the feint of heart!

[LKM]

As a fan of history I have studied some and I find that there is far less known about history then expected. This has led to archaeological finds rewriting the history books quite often.

An interesting article. I find that it is good to see history articles from different perspectives.

While it is known that there was Scandinavian influence in the British Isles by the 5th century, there are few clues about when it started or how it progressed over time. It is often though that the age of Vikings started in the 8th century with an attack on English monks, yet this is also debated as Saint Patrick is said to have kidnapped by vikings in the late 4th century.

Was the early Scandinavian influence trade that Rome interrupted in the south and continued in the north? Was it a land grab due to either a population boom or unwanted immigration in Scandinavia? These are perhaps the most common theories I have read. The main issue is the lack of records as most of the information is in stories and songs that were written down centuries later.

Over time, how much did the Scandinavian settlers in Scotland take on native Pictish culture? Did they force Scandinavian culture on the Picts? These are also debated, yet there is a good chance that both happened in different places and times.