THE LOCAL AND PERSONAL NAME OF EWART 295 



(p. 282.) " Ewerhy. This name in medieval records is 

 generally found as Iwarby, or Iwardby. There can be little 

 doubt that it represents the great name of Ivar, i.e., Hingvar." 



(p. 285.) "/r^-in-Marsh, Irhy-on-'Qnmh%T. These names, 

 like Ewerby near Sleaford, and Ivory, in Wrangle, are most 

 probably from the personal name Ivar=Ingvar. So Jurby 

 in the Isle of Man, formerly Ivorby, and Ireby in the Lake 

 district. The descendants of Hingvar, who invaded England 

 with his brother Hubba, were long connected with the 

 Danish arms in England, and doubtless the name was 

 frequent among the Anglo-Danes. It is curious that Irby- 

 on-Humber is situated within a short distance of Humberstone, 

 where Hubba and Hingvar landed. Cf. Irby and Yerby, 

 Yorkshire." 



Analogous to the identity of Ewerby and Iwardby, quoted 

 above, may be mentioned "Sewerby," near Bridlington, in 

 Domesday " Siwarby,"=" by " or abode of Si ward. 



Another instance of the same name is found in Heversham, 

 Westmoreland, from the Scandinavian Ivar or Evar. (Fer- 

 guson's "Northmen in Cumberland and Westmoreland," 

 p. 132.) 



The name Ivar appears variously spelt as Hingvar, Ingvar, 

 Ingwair, Inwer, Iwaer, Iwer, Iward, etc. 



II. At a short distance from Ewart, situated on the river 

 Glen, there is a village bearing the Norse name of " Coup- 

 land, "=a trading station : the same name occurs in Copeland 

 Island near the mouth of Belfast Lough. And within a 

 radius of 25 miles, or thereabouts, several other instances 

 of Danish or Norse names are to be found, such as Fen wick, 

 Alnwick, Goswick, Berwick, Cheswick, Howick, Yetholm, 

 Oraster, Shilbottle, and perhaps Etal, Howtel, Akeld, Wooler, 

 and others. There is also a traditional Danish camp at 

 Doddington, near Ewart. 



III. During the 9th and 10th centuries the Northumbrian 

 coast, from the Humber to the Tweed, was subject to frequent 

 incursions by Danish and Norse invaders. From 867 to 872 

 Hingwar (Ivar) introduced a numerous Danish colony. In 

 876 Halfdane, his brother, did the same. In 937 an army 

 of Northmen from Ireland, under Anlaf, son of Sihtric of 

 Northumbria, with Scottish allies under their king, Constantino 



