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Vestmenn (
Westmen in English) was the Old
Norse word for the
Gaels of
Ireland and Britain,
especially Ireland and Scotland.
Vestmannaeyjar in Iceland...
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archipelago off the
south coast of
Iceland Celts in
Ireland were
called Westmen in Old
Norse Alf
Westman (1921–1998),
Swedish hurdler, 1948
Summer Olympian...
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including the
island of
Papey and the
Vestmannaeyjar ("islands of the
Westmen"), but no
archaeological evidence in
these places has yet
confirmed the...
- the
Westman Islands. The
islands got
their name from that event, with
westmen (Old Norse: vestmenn)
being a name that the Nor**** used for the Irish...
- near Saksun.
Vestmanna is
itself short for Vestmannahøvn ("harbour of the
Westmen").
Tombstones in a
churchyard on Skúvoy
display a
possible Gaelic origin...
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captured into
slavery by Nor****. The Old
Norse word Vestmenn,
literally "
Westmen", was
applied to the
Celts of
Britain and Ireland, and
retained in Icelandic...
- the
Westman Islands. The
islands got
their name from that event, with
westmen (Old Norse: vestmenn)
being a name that the Nor**** used for the Irish...
- as
often used. An Old
Norse name for the
Gaels was
Vestmenn (meaning "
Westmen", due to
inhabiting the
Western fringes of Europe). Informally, archetypal...
- the same two
schools the
Wesmen ladies won 65-62. In the mid 90s, Lady
Westmen basketball was a
national powerhouse. The team
would go on to a 118-1 record...
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Gaels of Ireland,
Scotland and the Isle of Man were
called Vestmenn – "
Westmen" – "People of the West" –
British Islands) (people of
mixed Gaelic and...
