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in their territories in the Orkneys. The Viking influence of northern
developed as a stepping stone to Iceland from Scandinavia. Many Viking expeditions were started from the Orkneys and the northern tip. Rollo, first Duke of
, started his conquest of that part of France as an expeditionary from here. Hugo Magnus was found at 1114.
Later the name was found in Cortance, Aberdeen in the 17th century.
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Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1047, 1510, 1600 and 1420 are included under the topic Early Magness History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Spelling variations of this family name include: Magnus, Manus, MacVanish, Magnusson, Magnuson, Magnos, Magnes, Magnusson, Magnuss, MacVinish, McWeynish and many more.