Olaf, King of Denmark, buried with his sword, 5. Oland, island of, bronze plaques with representations of warriors found in, 20, 116. Old Stirkoke, Broch of, 232. Okstrow, Birsay, Orkney, Broch of, 199, 240. Orem’s Fancy, Stronsay, Orkney, urns of steatite found at, 67, 68. Ornament of the bowl-shaped brooches of brass, characteristics of the, 25. —— of the penannular brooches of silver of the Viking time, 93–99. Orkney, ornamented stone balls found in, 168, 169. —— Brochs of, 197, 236, 238, 240, 242, 245. _Orkneyinga Saga_, notice of hunting of Reindeer in, 231. Otranto, Italy, the Truddhu of, 206.
Paganism, typical character of burials of, 2. Pantellaria, the Sesi of, 206. Petrie, George, grave-mounds explored by, 58, 67. Pierowall, Westray, Orkney, grave-mounds of the Viking time at, 55, 58. Philostratus, notice of enamelling by, 125. Pins of Bone found in Brochs, 237, 239, 246, 247. —— of Bronze found in Brochs, 233, 237, 242. Pirnie, parish of Wemyss, Fife, Earth-house at, 292. Pitalpin, near Dundee, bronze spiral armlet found at, 159. Pitkelloney, near Muthil, bronze armlets found at, 143. Plunton Castle, bronze armlet found near, 137. Pottery of the Brochs, the, 215, 221, 230, 237, 240, 242, 244. —— of the Earth-houses, the, 287, 288, 295, 298, 304.
Quendale, Shetland, arm-rings of silver found at, 109. Quern found at Balmaclellan, Kirkcudbright, 126. Querns found in Brochs, 212, 220, 222, 243, 246. —— found in crannogs, 270.
Rattar, Caithness, arm-rings of silver found at, 109. Rattray, Castle Hill of, pierced vase of clay found at, 12. Rendall, William, exploration of Viking graves at Pierowall, Westray, by, 55. Reindeer, remains of, found in Brochs, 221, 231. Rhind, Alexander Henry, exploration of the Broch of Kettleburn by, 209. Rousay, Orkney, urns of steatite found in, 71. Rygh, Professor, comparison of oval brooches found in Norway and in Scotland by, 35.
Saga of Gisli the Soursop, the, 290. —— the _Orkneyinga_, 231. Sagas, testimony of the, to the forms of heathen burial, 59. Samian Ware found in Brochs, 237, 242. —— found in crannogs, 270. Saucepan of bronze found at Stanhope, Peeblesshire, 152. —— found in Dowalton Loch, 266. Seafield Tower, Kinghorn, bronze armlet found at, 154. Seal, the flesh of the, as an article of food, 215. Sesi, the, of the Isle of Pantellaria, 206. Shapinsay, Orkney, urn of steatite found in, 72. Shaw Hill, Kirkurd, hoard of gold objects found at, 138. Shields found in Viking graves, 18, 56. —— of bronze, decorated with enamels and figures of animals, 119. Ship-burials of the Viking time in Orkney, 59. —— in Norway, 62, 63. Shoes, burial with, 6, 7. Silver, ornaments of, found in Viking graves, 27, 28. —— hoards of ornaments and coins of, 78, 89, 109. —— Fibula of, found in the Broch of Carn-liath, 223. Skaill, Orkney, hoard of silver ornaments found at, 78. —— ornamented stone balls found at, 168. Skalagrim, burial of, 59. Skinnet, Caithness, Broch of, 199. Skjern, North Jutland, Runic monument at, 99, 100. Skye, arm-rings of silver found in, 109. —— ornamented stone ball found in, 167. Smith, Dr. R. Angus, investigation of Vitrified Fort on Loch Etive by, 277. Smith’s tools found in Viking graves in Scotland, 23. —— found in Viking graves in Scandinavia, 35. Snaburgh, Unst, Shetland, Broch of, 195. Solomon’s seal, geometric figure called, 255, 256. Spoons of bronze, Celtic, 134, 136. Stanhope, Peeblesshire, bronze armlet found at, 150. Stennis, Orkney, arm-rings of silver found at, 109. —— urn of steatite found at, 69. —— finger-rings of gold found at, 106. Stitchell bronze collar found at, 136, 137. Stone cups found in Brochs, 218, 233. Stuart, Professor, description of Earth-houses by, 292. Sutherlandshire, oval brooches found in, 43. —— the Brochs of, 216. Sweindrow, Rousay, Viking sword found at, 45. Swine’s head of bronze found in Banffshire, 117. Sword-hilt of Viking time found in Eigg, 49. —— found at Ultuna in Sweden, 52. Swords of iron found in Viking graves, 17, 33, 45, 48. —— with sheaths of bronze, 121. Sword-sheath of bronze found near Mortonhall, 120.