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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jersey, Demographics of Jersey, Jèrriais, Bergerac, Outline of Jersey, Écréhous, Minquiers, Flag of Jersey, La Corbière, List of Viscounts of Jersey, Bonne Nuit, Pierres de Lecq, Les Pages Jèrriaises, .Je, Société Jersiaise, Newtel Solutions, Minquiers and Ecréhous, Coat of Arms of Jersey, Scouting in Jersey, Jersey Heritage, Les Dirouilles. Excerpt: Jersey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jersey history is influenced by its strategic location between the northern coast of France and the southern coast of England; the island's recorded history extends over a thousand years. Evidence of Bronze Age and early Iron Age settlements can be found in many locations around the island. Archaeological evidence of Roman influence has been found, in particular the coastal headland site at Le Pinacle, Les Landes, where remains of a primitive structure are attributed to Roman temple worship (fanum). Evidence for settled Roman occupation has yet to be established. Formerly under the control of Brittany and named Angia (also spelled Agna ), Jersey was invaded by Vikings in the ninth century. The name of Jersey is believed to be derived from Viking heritage: the Norse suffix -ey for island can be found in many places around the Northern European coasts. The source of the first part of the toponym is unclear. Scholars surmise it derives from jarth (Old Norse for "earth") or jarl (earl), or perhaps a personal name, Geirr ("Geirr's Island"). Alternatively Celtic origin may relate to the Gaulish gar- (oak), or ceton (forest). Some believe "Jersey" is a corruption of the Latin Caesarea, the Roman name for the island, influenced by Old English suffix -ey for "island"; this is plausible if, in the regional pronunciation of Latin, Caesarea was not IPA: but . The isl... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15693