Talk:Isle of Lewis/Archive 1

message: Sorry, this flag flys at the home of the Honorary Norwegian Consulate for the Islands and is not the Lewis flag. -- User:86.133.145.30 01:52, 6 October 2005 [comment moved from article page -- Solipsist 08:59, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I can't comment, but there has been similar discussion about the Hebridian flags being incorrect at Talk:Harris. -- Solipsist 09:03, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Never mind about flags, there is no "Honorary Norwegian Consulate for the Islands"! The only Norwegian family I know live on the Braigh (Stornoway, Lewis) and fly the normal Norwegian flag, not the Lewis flag, on a big flagpole outside their home! 81.69.148.189 22:21, 6 October 2005 (UTC)

text: There is no Lewis flag, it's a load of rubbish whoever keeps putting it on. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.156.59.233 (talk • contribs) 18:51, 26 April 2006
I tend to agree that there is no Lewis flag; but I could well be wrong. Is there anyone out-there who has actually seen it in use anywhere official? It's not quite enough to add "(unofficial)" to the end as I could draw a flag myself with my crayons and call it the unofficial Lewis flag. As no one seems to know where it's from or what it's for, it's best to leave it out unless a very reliable source can be found for its accuracy imho. MRM 12:19, 19 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The saga of the flag of the Isle of Lewis is explained, in full, here. Lianachan 22:22, 15 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The page in question identifies the flag as a fake. MRM 12:15, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Indeed it does.  That was my point. Lianachan 22:25, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I wrote the original "fake" discussion on FOTW. It certainly does not identify the Lewis flag as a fake but this debate should be left alone now.--Scotthatton 15:57, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Flag

message: My family are from Lewis and I've often wondered where the name came from.
It's obvious that virtually all the place names on the Island are not Gaelic but Gaelic spellings of Norse name places.
My ex-wife is Icelandic and the Icelandic language today is effectively a modern version of Old Norse.
One of our many Icelandic friends who knew about my connection to the Island found a map from Oslo, in a text book, dating back some several hundred years.
He photocopied the map and presented it to me.
He & the other Icelanders present then proceeded to go over the many places names on the map translating them.
On a side note if you visit Iceland today you will find places with names like "Ness", "Grimishader", "Reef", etc.
(my former father-in-law even called Lewis in his own tongue "Súðreyjar", see Wiki entry for "Western Isles")
The most interesting marking on the map was the name of the Island in large letter across it, Ljóðhús.
This the Icelanders told me was simply just "The Poet's House(Home)".
If you take time to read the Icelandic (Old Norse) Saga's you will learn that Poetry is a central part of the Old Norse custom.
Take for example Egil's Saga where he saves his life by composing a long, witty poem to present to the Norwegian King on the morning of his execution.
Poetry was held in very high regard by the Nordic people of those ages and still is an important part today in Icelandic and Scandanvian culture.
So the translation of the Island makes a lot of sense, I would think that the poet the name refers to is Leod the 12th century ruler of the island.
So MacLeod would be "son of the poet".
I have a copy of the map, feel free to ask me for a viewing and if you want confirmation of my claims show it to any scholar of Old Norse or an Icelander to verify what I've updated the entry for Lewis with.
:The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section. 
The result of the debate was don't move. —Nightstallion (?) 14:50, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ljóðhús -> Leòdhas -> Lewis (Old Norse->Gaelic->English) 

message: :Add *Support or *Oppose followed by an optional one-sentence explanation, then sign your opinion with ~~~~
*support move, for the above reasons.
*Oppose proposed move, but support move to "Isle of Lewis" with a redirect from "Lewis". Blisco 08:41, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Survey

message: The map here doesn't look quite right - it seems to show North Harris as part of Lewis. See Talk:Harris. Interplanet Janet 12:13, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Map 

message: I've added an info-box. It's based on the UK places template, not the Scottish places one as the Scottish one is about to be merged into the UK one. Feel free to tidy, correct and improve. MRM 16:02, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Info Box 

message: The photos on this page look great, but's its a shame that they seem to suggest that the island is uninhabited/stuck in a time warp where the 19th century has yet to arrive.  Could anyone add a few photos to show 'modern' life exists on Lewis?--JBellis 18:49, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Now, now, don't be rude :-) . The 19th century came in 2005. Good point though, unfortunately the only modern life pics I have to offer are of Stornoway itself, but I suspect most people would prefer those were kept in that article. MRM 11:35, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Picture request 

message: Due to the persistent vandalism of this article by (presumably) children determined to say that someone they know of the name "Lewis" may be different to themselves, or their soul-mates, I was wondering whether it would be worthwhile seeing whether this article could be protected so that only signed-in people can edit it? Any opinions? MRM 20:54, 10 May 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: As no one has objected to the above and yet another cretin has decided someone called "Lewis" needs to come out, I have added the Semi-Protection template to the article as there is no end in sight to this. Note that none of the vandals log-in. Feel free to debate. MRM 16:51, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

text: Hi. Adding the template doesn't afford protection, unfortunately, and there's just not enough vandalism right now to justify locking it down. Trust me - there's far worse than this (think dozens per hour)! I've added it to my watchlist here and will keep watch where I can - Alison ☺ 06:48, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Persistent vandalism 

message: Substituted at 20:42, 3 May 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Assessment comment