Isle of Man - History
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HistoryThe Island is rich in history with Norse stone circles and long houses, signs of early Christianity and plenty of evidence of man's first struggles to farm the land. The ancient Manx Celtic language will be noticed in use on road name signs. Place names too give an indication as to the settlement's history e.g. places ending in by, as in Sulby and Jurby are Scandinavian for farm and Snaefell means the Snow Mountain.Until 1266 the Isle of Man was owned by Norway and was a separate country with its own King who also owned the Sodor, the southern isles of Scotland. The Norsemen busied themselves trading with the adjacent islands and carved beautiful crosses, many fine examples of which still exist today in churchyards and museums. Edward III was the Isle of Man's first English king but in 1405 Henry IV gave it to the Stanley family and it later passed to the Dukes of Atholl. It was not until 1765 that it was sold to the British Government for 70,000 pounds. Today the Isle of Man is an independent member of the British Commonwealth. More information:
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