▁The ▁top ography ▁of ▁Or k ney ▁is ▁wh olly ▁Nor se , ▁and ▁the ▁Nor se ▁tongue ▁which ▁evol ved ▁into ▁the ▁local ▁N orn , ▁at ▁last ▁ex ting u ished ▁by ▁the ▁constant ▁infl ux ▁of ▁sett lers ▁from ▁Scotland , ▁l inger ed ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁Read ers ▁of ▁Scott ' s ▁Pir ate ▁will ▁remember ▁the ▁fran k ▁cont empt ▁which ▁Magn us ▁Tro il ▁expressed ▁for ▁the ▁Sc ots , ▁and ▁his ▁opinions ▁probably ▁accur ately ▁reflected ▁the ▁general ▁Nor se ▁feeling ▁on ▁the ▁subject . ▁When ▁the ▁islands ▁were ▁given ▁as ▁security ▁for ▁the ▁prin cess ' s ▁dow ry , ▁there ▁seems ▁reason ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁re de em ▁the ▁p ledge , ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁then ▁st ip ulated ▁that ▁the ▁Nor se ▁system ▁of ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁law ▁of ▁Saint ▁O la f ▁should ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁observed ▁in ▁Or k ney ▁and ▁Sh et land . ▁Thus ▁the ▁ud al ▁succession ▁and ▁mode ▁of ▁land ▁ten ure ▁( that ▁is , ▁absolute ▁free hold ▁as ▁distinguished ▁from ▁fe ud al ▁ten ure ) ▁l inger ed ▁to ▁some ▁extent , ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁ud all ers ▁held ▁their ▁lands ▁and ▁passed ▁them ▁on ▁without ▁written ▁title . ▁ ▁Tw enti eth ▁century ▁The ▁islands ▁cluster ▁round ▁the ▁huge ▁deep - water ▁anch orage ▁of ▁Sc apa ▁Flow ▁like ▁a ▁protect ing ▁hand , ▁and ▁in ▁both ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and