Orkney

One of the most important facets of a story is where it is in the universe. A line spoken at a child’s birthday party has a completely different meaning in a haunted graveyard. Location provides a sense of perspective, and is absolutely essential in a novel, whether the characters are set in the southern United States or in a galaxy far, far away. It includes depth and nuances that would not be present in a different location. Mary Shelley carefully chooses the locations of the characters in…

Alexander III who was a decent king that provided peace and economic stability for the nation. However, when Alexander III died, Scotland's situation turned dire. Power turned to the former King’s granddaughter, who not only was a child, but later died in Orkney after falling ill on her way to Scotland. In an effort to avoid civil war, King Edward I (aka Longshanks) was asked to be an arbitrator while a new king was elected. The new king, John Balliol, ended up being very weak and through him,…

Stonehenge is a rock shaped monument with paved walkways, carved stonework, colored facades, and slate roofs. Along the Avon River in the Salisbury Plains of Britain, Stonehenge rests. Forty-five hundred years ago, the ancient inhabitants of Orkney began building Stonehenge. The reason as to why it was built is the question. Humans have to be fascinated by events to survive. Salisbury Fields were considered sacred even before Stonehenge was built there. These fields being known as sacred before…

In 1839, a French physicist Edmund Becquerel proposed that few materials have the ability to produce electricity when exposed to sunlight. But Albert Einstein explained the photoelectric effect and the nature of light in 1905. Photoelectric effect state that when photons or sunlight strikes to a metal surface flow of electrons will take place. Later photoelectric effect became the basic principle for the technology of photovoltaic power generation. The first PV module was manufactured by Bell…

County Governments in Kenya The counties of Kenya are geographical units thought about by the 2010 Constitution of Kenya to form devolved government units. County government is local government which works best when local residents are involved and active. The local government provides local government services. What is a county? A county is a geographical region in Kenya used for administrative or development purposes. What is devolution in Government? Devolution in Kenya is the…

After reading several stories in Women Who Run with the Wolves by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estés, I found two stories that resonated with me most: “The Ugly Duckling” and “Sealskin, Soulskin.” The former of the two stories is based on Hans Christian Anderson’s tale of the same name and tells of a homely little bird born to a family of ducks. The ugly duckling suffers much verbal and physical abuse from all of the other ducks. His mother defends him at first, but she eventually grows tired of his…

They often attacked monasteries as they were dotton among the coasts of the British isles, such as the twin monasteries of Jarrow and Wearmouth in 794 CE and Iona in the Orkney Islands of Scotland in 795. The Vikings were in search of portable wealth such as gold or religious texts for ransoming and slaves. Using the Viking longboats they could navigate up inland rivers as well. For several decades the Vikings simply pillaged…

This passage comes from the part of the novel describing Victor's travels with Henry Clerval after his encounter with the monster. Victor and Henry have separated, Henry going to London and Victor to the Orkney Islands to fulfil his promise to create a female companion for the monster – which he hopes will free him from the creature's persecution. Frankenstein, however, is afraid that the monster and his mate may breed a species that will threaten humanity, so he destroys his work; but he is…

I. 1 At the time of the Norman invasion, Harold Godwinson was king of England. His brother Tostigg had been exiled, after trying to claim the throne for himself. While in exile, King Harald of Norway decided he wanted the English throne too. Tostigg offered his services to the king, and was accepted. Meanwhile, William the Conqueror was preparing to invade as well. This meant that Harald 's forces were both spread out, and lessened, since this was at the end of summer and most of Harald…

Professor of archaeology at Stockholm university, Ingmar Jansson, states that “The Norsemen were not just warriors, they were farmers, artists, shipbuilders and innovators”, as well as a host of other vocations. Despite a quarter of the modern Orkney genome appearing to come from Norwegian Vikings, the lack of Danish DNA in modern descendants of Anglo-Saxons despite their long campaign, suggests the original belief of Viking barbarity was not as true as previously thought, because if there was…