Tour Scotland Photograph Trollaval and Ainshval Isle Of Rum

Tour Scotland photograph of Trollaval and Ainshval, two mountains which are part of the Rum Cuillin, Island of Rum, Scotland. Trollaval is Old Norse for " mountain of the trolls, " Ainshval is Old Norse for " hill of the strongholds ". Seafaring Hebrideans had numerous taboos concerning spoken references to the small islands. In the case of Rùm, use of the usual name was forbidden, the island being referred to as Rìoghachd na Forraiste Fiadhaich, " the kingdom of the wild forest. "



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