Sodom, Shetland
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Sodom is a settlement on Whalsay
, Shetland. The name is a corruption of the Old Norse
Suðheim meaning "south home". It was formerly the home of Hugh MacDiarmid
, who was greatly amused at the anglicised form of the name.
Whalsay
-Geography:Whalsay, also known as "The Bonnie Isle", is a peat-covered island in the Shetland Islands. It is situated east of the Shetland Mainland and has an area of . The main settlement is Symbister, where the fishing fleet is based. The fleet is composed of both pelagic and demersal vessels...
, Shetland. The name is a corruption of the Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
Suðheim meaning "south home". It was formerly the home of Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid is the pen name of Christopher Murray Grieve , a significant Scottish poet of the 20th century. He was instrumental in creating a Scottish version of modernism and was a leading light in the Scottish Renaissance of the 20th century...
, who was greatly amused at the anglicised form of the name.