page_title: The Bondman (novel)
section_title: Locations
hierarchical_section_title: The Bondman (novel) / Locations
caption_attribution_description: English: Port e Vullen
context_page_description: The Bondman is an 1890 best-selling novel by Hall Caine set in the Isle of Man and Iceland. It was the first novel to be released by the newly established Heinemann publishing company. It was a phenomenal success and was later adapted into a successful play and two silent films.
  The plot revolves around two half brothers, the one, Jason, sworn to avenge the wrongs done by their father; the other, Michael, sworn to rectify these wrongs. They both fall in love with the same woman and their travels take from between the Isle of Man and Iceland, crossing personal upheavals, political revolutions and natural disasters. The novel ends with one half-brother giving his life so that the other may escape to a life with the one he loves.
context_section_description: The Carick: “the reef in Ramsey Bay” on which Red Jason's ship is wrecked upon his first arriving on the Isle of Man (Chapter IX). This is a rocky mound near Port Lewaigue and is more commonly spelt “Carrick”.
  Governor's House: The home of Greeba and Adam fairbrother. This can be identified as Lorne House in Castletown, which was the residence of the Governor of the Isle of Man from 1834. This house should not to be confused with the current Government House, based in Onchan, which has been used for this purpose only since 1904.
  Port-y-Vullin: The location of the home of Stephen Orry and Liza Killey, described as “a hut built of peat and thatched with broom—dark, damp, boggy and ruinous, a ditch where the tenant is allowed to sit rent free.” The bay is located halfway between Ramsey and Maughold village. Today it is more commonly spelt “Port e Vullen”.
  Plough Inn: A pub in Ramsey where Stephen Orry hides to escape from the navy. The Plough is located on Parliament Street, the main street of the town, and it is still in operation today.
  The Lague: The family home and farmstead of Greeba and the Fairbrother family. This is almost certainly based on the farm at Lewaigue, a short distance from Port e Vullen, today converted into an outdoor recreation centre.
  Parliament House, Reykjavik: The home of Michael Sunlocks and Greeba, wherein Jason is arrested in his attempt on Michael's life.
  Krisuvik: The sulphur mines penal colony where Michael and Jason finally meet.
  Thingvellir: The site of the dramatic confrontation between Jason, Michael, Greeba and the Governor of Iceland.
  Grimsey: The location of Michael's period as bondman and of the novel's dramatic concluding scenes.
caption: Port e Vullen, in 1979
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