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Norse Name

The English translation 'the hunger battle-birds were filled in Skye with blood of foemen killed' of the line from the skaldic poem in Heimskringla is terrible. The Old Norse is Hungrþverrir lét herjat / hríðar gagls á Skíði (Ch. 9, Vestrferð Magnús konungs, in Saga Magnús konungs berfœtts). In more normal word order this would be Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar lét herjat á Skíði. Hungrþverrir gagls hríðar is literally 'hunger-diminisher of (the) gosling of battle'; in this compound kenning the hunger-diminisher is the feeder, the gosling of battle is a raven or eagle, and the whole thing is feeder of the raven/eagle = warrior, the warrior here of course being Magnús. The sense of the line is therefore 'the warrior harried in Skye'; if it is desired to retain the kennings, the line is 'hunger-diminisher of battle’s gosling harried in Skye'. BMScott (talk) 20:44, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@BMScott: If you have a reliable source with a better translation please go ahead and add this to the article. Ben MacDui 08:11, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

No mention of Scáthach, or Sgathach??

Scáthach or Sgathach("Shadowy"), daughter of the King of Scythia, appears in Gaelic legends. She was a legendary warrior woman and martial arts teacher who taught Cúchulainn. Her fortress is said to be Dún Scáith (Dun Sgathaich near Tarskavaig) on the Isle of Skye.

No mention of the Skye in the Irish Annals

U668.3 Nauigatio Columbani episcopi cum reliquis sanctorum ad Insolam Uacce Albae, in qua fundauit aeclesiam; & nauigatio filiorum Gartnaidh ad Hiberniam cum plebe Sceth.

T668.1 Nauigaitío Colmani episcopi cum relíquiis sanctorum ad Insulam Vacce Albe in qua fundauit eclesiam. Et nauigatío filiorum Gartnaith ad Iberniam cum plebe Scith.

U701.7 Imbairecc i Scii ubi cecidit Conaing mc. Dunchado & filius Cuandai.

U710.5 Oengus m. Maele Anfaid in Sci iugulatus.

U795.3 Loscadh Rechrainne o geinntib & Sci do choscradh & do lomradh.