Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium of Societas Celtologica Nordica (Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Studia Celtic Upsaliensia Volume 4)

159 pp. English and Swedish text. This volume contains papers read at the fifth symposium of Societas Celtologica Nordica, plus a contribution by a former postgraduate student of the Celtic Section. A number of the papers illustrate the strong connection between the Nordic and Celtic countries and investigate respectively the impact of the Vikings on Ireland, the presence of old Norse nautical terms in early Irish narratives and possible Irish influence on nomenclature in Icelandic sagas. Includes: Acknowledgements; Introduction; Remnants of the Galatian Language; Old Norse Nautical Terminology in the 'Sea-Runs' of Middle Irish Narrative; Viking and Gael Meet at Dublin Town: Complementing the Archaeological Record; To Bind and to Separate: Some Preliminary Ideas of Early Irish Injunctions; Is Bukolla a Celtic Cow?; Bretagne och det Bretonska Spraket; Contributions to the Study of the Irish Dialect of Magheraroarty, Co. Donegal.