With Viking settlement of the islands came the establishment of Norn-speaking communities.
Although the islands thereafter owed allegiance to Norway, they became politically involved with Scotland.
Scotland then annexed the islands in 1472, after which Scots replaced Norwegian as the dominant language.
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