CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



The early inhabitants of the Long IslandHistory in stones The Callernish 



'ircles The Brochs History in place-names The Dalriads and the Picts 



-The Gall-Gaidheil The Vikings Origin of the names "Hebrides," 



"Lewis," "Harris," "Uist," " Benbecula," and " Barra " 



PACE. 



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CHAPTER I. 



Early references to the Hebrides Solinus on the Ebudae Saint Columba 

 d the Northern Picts Ethica The Northmen and the Christian Church 

 ic Fingalls and the Dugalls The " Islands of the Foreigners" The Norse 

 >lonies in the Hebrides Ketil Flatneb The Hebrides under the Orcadian 

 [arldom The battle of Clontarf The Manx dynasty Godred Crovan The 

 st expedition of King Magnus of Norway Ingemund and the Lewismen 

 'he second expedition of King Magnus Magnus and the kilt Olave the Red 

 Olave and Somerled The division of the Hebrides 



CHAPTER II. 



The Norse pirates in the Outer Hebrides Sweyn of Gairsay The regency 

 of Reginald Godredson Reginald and Olave the Black Olave gets Lewis 

 from Reginald The " Dragon of the Isles " devastates Lewis Is defeated by 

 Olave and Paul Balkasson Deposition and death of Reginald Olave and 

 the Sudreyan chiefs at the Court of Norway Tormod of Lewis Godred Don 

 is killed in Lewis The three eldest sons of Olave the Black and their rule 

 Ewen of Lome Rupture between Norway and Scotland The expedition of 

 King Hakon The battle of Largs The Long Island becomes incorporated 

 with Scotland Manners and customs of the Norsemen The hersir Thralls 

 The title of " King " Land tenure Things The Christianising of the 

 Norsemen Their amusements and sports Their ships Valhalla and Heaven 

 Marriage customs " Exposing " and fostering children Burial customs 

 Norse morality An appreciation of the Norsemen Their descendants at the 

 Butt of Lewis 



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CHAPTER III. 



The clans of the Outer Hebrides and their origins The Macleods of Lewis 

 and Harris The Macnicols or Nicolsons The Morisons of Ness The Mac- 

 aulays of Uig The Macivers The Macaskills The numerical strength of 

 Lewis families at the present day The Macneills of Barra 



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