Dear All,
Once upon a time, Thurnscoe would have been ruled by Vikings! Either by the Hiberno-Norse of the Kingdom of Jorvik (York) or by the Danes under the Danelaw.
Love,
Mousie
J is for the kingdom of Jorvik
It’s likely that the kingdom of Jorvik (the Norse / Viking for York) extended at least as far as the historic boundaries for Yorkshire. Even if it didn’t, Thurnscoe would have fallen within the boundaries of the Danelaw, which included the North of England and much of the East Midlands. Which means that Thurnscoe was quite likely a “Viking” settlement or under the rule of people who identified as Norse or Danish at some point.
In the Domesday Book, the first known written record of Thurnscoe, the settlement is known as “Ternusc”, which doesn’t sound very Norse, and the pre-1066 landlord was one Ligulf, also not very Norse. (Entry can be seen here: [External Link]) However, Thurnscoe comes from Norse thyrnir, a thorn-tree, and skogr, a wood. (As explained here: Place-Names of South-West Yorkshire [External Link])
My favourite Mousie post so far. Such an interesting historical background, and I enjoyed the language angle here too. Mousie looks as if she’s flying through the air on a swing. (I know she isn’t, but it looks that way.)
Glad you like it. We did learn some interesting stuff about the history of the place when we sorted all these posts out 🙂