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As in the ''Gargoyles'' universe, Iona was an important center of Scottish Christianity, originally founded in the 6th century by St. Columba. Maol Chalvim I was indeed buried at the abbey there, as were Kings [[Duncan]], [[Macbeth]] and [[Donald Ban]]. | As in the ''Gargoyles'' universe, Iona was an important center of Scottish Christianity, originally founded in the 6th century by St. Columba. Maol Chalvim I was indeed buried at the abbey there, as were Kings [[Duncan]], [[Macbeth]] and [[Donald Ban]]. | ||
| − | Iona was originally called "Ioua"; the more familiar version of its name comes from Dr. Samuel Johnson's | + | Iona was originally called "Ioua"; the more familiar version of its name comes from Dr. Samuel Johnson's ''A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland''. ([[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]] calls it "Colmekill" in ''[[Macbeth (play)|Macbeth]]'', derived from the Gaelic "I Choluim Chille".) |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 08:36, 24 December 2007
Iona is a small island in Scotland. It was considered a holy place by Medieval Scots, and Maol Chalvim I was buried there.[1]
Real world background
As in the Gargoyles universe, Iona was an important center of Scottish Christianity, originally founded in the 6th century by St. Columba. Maol Chalvim I was indeed buried at the abbey there, as were Kings Duncan, Macbeth and Donald Ban.
Iona was originally called "Ioua"; the more familiar version of its name comes from Dr. Samuel Johnson's A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland. (Shakespeare calls it "Colmekill" in Macbeth, derived from the Gaelic "I Choluim Chille".)
See also
- Iona at Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
