Sunset over Fladdabister

It has both deep Scottish and Scandinavian history, with Norway being only 200 miles away to the east. As such, it’s hardly surprising that the Vikings invaded the islands around 800AD and became a stronghold alongside Orkney, around 50 miles to the south. They held onto their rule of Shetland for another 200 years and was only ended by way of a marriage treaty in 1468. Control of Shetland was given to Scotland as a gift as part of this marriage between James III of Scotland and Margaret, a Danish princess.