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Why the Orkney Islands are considering joining Norway
They are unlikely to succeed at seceding from Scotland. But that was never really the point
|Kirkwall, Orkney
Thorfinn Skull-Splitter is, as usual, a problem. The Orkney Islands off north-east Scotland are currently keen to highlight their long and fruitful relationship with Norway. But if you read the ancient saga that chronicles that relationship, it offers hints that those relations have at times been a trifle strained.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Orkxit ”
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