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From: Håvard Moe< >
Subject: Re: Scottish king Beóllán (abt. 900 AD)
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 17:45:03 GMT


(Kaare Albert Lie) wrote:

>>However, any attempt to identify the Bjolan of the Icelandic sources
>>with one of these individuals would be doubtful at best, as there is
>>no guarantee that this late Icelandic data is reliable for such an
>>early period.
>
>Agreed. No guarantee at all - but, nevertheless, some exciting
>possibilities to be explored.

It seems obvious that a reasonable identification of this "king
Beolan" as a historic known person is difficult, even if You have
shown a possibility. Does anyone know if 'Litil' make sense in old
irish?

best regards
Hvard Moe

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