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A fact from Dubgaill and Finngaill appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 24 April 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that rival Vikings in Ireland were called Dubgaill and Finngaill, which could be translated as black and white foreigners?

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why not both? fionn = white-haired = elderly = old. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.127.214.82 (talk) 22:59, 1 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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Finns says in the Icelandic Eddas "words like finnr and finnas ... mean northern dwellers with a mobile life style". maybe this is where finngaill comes from? then dubgaill might be made after finngaill. 121.127.214.82 (talk) 02:20, 2 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]