{"slug": "shetland", "label": "Shetland", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shetland", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47134", "qid": "Q47134", "description": "subarctic archipelago, county and council area of Scotland that lies north-east of mainland Britain", "entries": 8, "years": 8, "span": [875, 1711], "span_label": ["875 CE", "1711 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 5}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "orkney", "label": "Orkney", "shared": 6}, {"slug": "norway", "label": "Norway", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "sweden", "label": "Sweden", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "denmark", "label": "Denmark", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "iceland", "label": "Iceland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "greenland", "label": "Greenland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "faroe-islands", "label": "Faroe Islands", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "scotland", "label": "Scotland", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "dutch-east-india-company", "label": "Dutch East India Company", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "margaret-i-of-denmark", "label": "Margaret I of Denmark", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "erik-of-pomerania", "label": "Erik of Pomerania", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "kalmar-union", "label": "Kalmar Union", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 875, "year_label": "875 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "King Harald Fairhair of Norway subdues the rovers on the Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands, and adds them to his kingdom (approximate date).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1352180718#Europe", "title": "875", "revid": 1352180718, "section": "Events › By place › Europe"}}, {"year": 1266, "year_label": "1266 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "July 2", "text": "July 2 – Treaty of Perth: King Alexander III of Scotland agrees to a peace settlement with King Magnus VI of Norway (\"the Law-mender\") in which the Outer Hebrides and Isle of Man are ceded to Scotland in exchange for 4,000 marks. 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