![]() There is ample proof of Viking presence in Jura's place names as sites such as Liundale, Sannaig and Rainberg Mor and Rainberg Beag, to name a few. ![]() While there has yet to be found evidence of Viking or Norse habitations on Jura, the area around Sannaig and Port na Birlinne are known to have been the headquarters of the local followers of the Norse that controlled the Inner Hebrides from the Isle of Man the followers of Somerled would use these same sites. While there are no specific relations of Viking activities on Jura, there are various oral stories that concern 'lost battles', particularly around Inver and Ardfin. "The Hebrides were assaulted by the Vikings at Iona in 795, and perhaps there was no more apt place to strike first, as Columba had tried to unify the peoples of the islands and mainlands. Here is one opinion from an interesting website on the history of Jura: I never looked into it but it would be interesting to see if all of the '10,000 Islands' off the coast of southwest Florida have been given names given a lot of them are transient mangrove swamps. They also ignore that sparsely and unpopulated areas probably weren't given a name at all. The researchers ignore that many of the isles could have been renamed in more modern times as new settlers, absence of maps documenting the names, and events like the highland clearances cleared the isles of people that knew the names and history of the isles. ignoring that the land were heavily grazed by sheep when checking into the origin of the name of the Isle of Ewe ![]() Lewis as pre-Celtic or Norsk ignoring the anglicised Welsh Lewis surname and that many lands were feudally ownedĬ. a Greek name is listed but Jura as possible French origin is ignored despite the presence of the French in Scotland and absence of the Greeksī. This is an interesting page but as you read the list of derivations of island names you can tell they are guessing and in some cases outright inventing origins of those names.Ī. Keep in mind the Jura Mountains on the French-Swiss border and the long French presence in England and Scotland not to mention Norse presence in France. There are a couple of hypothetic suggestions on Wikipedia listed too with hints that it may or may not be an old Norse name. very much will be exchanged I ma sure on this cultural and historical aspect of French life as we eat traditional dishes most of the time.įurthermore, although the family members speak english, our native language is French and we will be very happy to pass it on to you as part of the exchange.įinally, the fact that we are 3 generations living in the house, means that we know quite a lot about our historical and cultural background which is open for exchanges and investigation I have been "Maire" (Mayor) of my village for 12 years until recently which gives me a strong knowledge of cultural issues which I will be very happy to share for you to be able to discover the Commune and Département in a better way.I'm not familiar with old Norse only a smattering of Norwegian and Icelandic but Jura sounds French to me. The food we process and eat is 100% local and the cuisine is French. The various activities (wood, stone, garden) that we perform in the house / garden are typical to the Jura mountains and I will be very happy to exchange with you on this topic and the history behind our habitat and building constructions. the list goes on and we'd love to share with you our experiences and techniques in these fields. You can learn the basic skills required to build, plant, renovate due to the fact that we often have some electrical jobs, stones masonry, woodwork, tree planting, renovation. The village sits in a valley at 1.000 meters high surrounded by mountains that go up to 1.600 meters the whole place is in a Regional Park with forests and wildlife with lots of opportunities to explore.
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