The Norse conquest of the Isle of Man around 800 created the strategic anchor of the Norse Hebridean sphere. Man controlled access to the Irish Sea from the north and was the administrative centre of the Kingdom of Man and the Isles for four centuries. The Man connection bound the Hebrides and southwest Scotland into a single Norse maritime dominion with profound consequences for Highland history.
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