[caption id="attachment_1402" align="alignnone" width="660" caption="Norsemen"][/caption] Above: Illustrating picture about the Norsemen After the advent of the Norsemen and largely as the result thereof, respect for the sanctity of the marriage bond waned somewhat, but to a degree scarcely perceptible by comparison with the conditions among continental peoples. Prominent instances met with in the native annals are those of Gormflaith daughter of Flann Siona who died in g^yt having been betrothed if not married to Cormac mac Cuilean-nain and wedded subsequently to Niall Glundubh and to ... Read More