Tynwald Hill

Title: Tynwald Hill
Submitted by: Elizabeth Trueman
Description: Tynwald Hill. A Thing site. Now the site of the open air meeting of the Isle of Man's parliament on 5th July every year. Norse Viking settlers established the open-air parliament tradition on the island over 1,000 years ago, likely in the late 9th or 10th century. While Iceland has the world's oldest parliamentary tradition, it experienced periods of non-operation; Tynwald is unique because it has run completely unbroken since its inception.
Identifier: NM-01333
Contributor: Visit Isle of Man See all items with this value
Date: 0800 – 0900
Temporal Coverage: Viking Age (0750–1100)
Current Location: Visit Isle of Man, St John's, Isle of Man; 54.2032611, -4.643125899999999
Type: Location See all items with this value; Archaeological Site See all items with this value; Natural & Archaeological Landscapes See all items with this value; Place & Environment See all items with this value
Subject: Thing site; Political Groups
Rights: CC BY-SA 4.0
Relation: Thing site
References: Political Groups
depicts: Thing site See all items with this value

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