The Norse-Gaels were a people who dominated much of the Irish Sea region and western Scotland for a large part of the Middle Ages; they were of Gaelic origin with some Scandinavian admixture, and as a whole exhibited a great deal of Gaelic and Norse cultural syncretism. Other modern terms used include Scoto-Norse, Hiberno-Norse and Foreign Gaels. The Norse-Gaels originated in Viking colonies of Ireland and Scotland, whose inhabitants became subject to the process of Gaelicisation, whereby starti… (More on Norse-gaels)