(Above  is Olaf Svenson "Battleaxe" from Caithness.org)
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The families of Caithness, the northernmost county of Scotland, are mostly of Norse origin. They maintained links with their area of origin, Møre and Romsdal and Sogn, in Norway, up to the 17th Century, and many spoke Norwegian.
In 1612 a company of Sinclairs, under command of George Sinclair, on its way to Sweden to enlist in Swedish service in the Kalmar War, was ambushed by Norwegian Patriots in Gudbrandsdalen at Kringen on 26th August. Practically all the survivors (134) were massacred at nearby Kvam shortly after the battle. In the aftermath the Norwegians were saddened to realise that the Caithness Scots could speak a Norse dialect and many had Norwegian sounding names, and were, in fact, distant relatives. They adopted the Scots Tartan as part of their "Bunad" (National Costume).  See photographs.

See Pillarguri Days in Otta/Sinclair's Club

 Norwegian Tattoo - Business - Global Friends of Scotland

Further information on Norwegian emigration may be found at the Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad http://www.hfaa.org/bygdelag/ . The Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad is made up of the organizations of emigrant descendants from particular areas of Norway who are now living in North America. Each lag seeks to preserve and strengthen bonds with its home district or community-of-origin in Norway, much of it through genealogical research. (From Ruth M. Sylte,  sylte@manitouheights.org )