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Map of the Kingdom of the Isles circa 1200. [3] The lands of the Crovan dynasty bordering those of Clann Somhairle.. Magnús was a member of the Crovan dynasty—a line of Norse-Gaelic sea-kings whose kingdom encompassed the Isle of Man (Mann) and the northern parts of the Hebrides, from the late eleventh century to the mid thirteenth century.
Magnus Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus Olavsson; c. 1024 – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (Old Norse: Magnús góði; Norwegian and Danish: Magnus den gode), was King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark from 1042 until his death in 1047.
Guðrøðr was a son of Magnús Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles, [4] a member of the Crovan dynasty. [5] Guðrøðr's father came to power in 1252, following a period of confusion and contention in the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, when Magnús' right to rule was acknowledged by Hákon Hákonarson, King of Norway, his nominal overlord. [6]
Looking south-west from St. Michael's Isle across the tidal causeway to mainland Mann. In the same year, the chronicle records that Magnús Óláfsson—yet another son of Óláfr—and Eóghan arrived on Mann with a force of Norwegians. [24] [note 2] The exact intentions of the invaders are unknown for certain.
It is also possible that Eiríkr, King of York from 947–948 and 952–5, was a ruler in the islands at some stage in the mid-10th century. [27] Eiríkr is believed by some authorities to be synonymous with the saga character Eric Bloodaxe, although the connection is questioned by Downham (2007), who argues that the former was an Uí Ímair dynast rather than a son of Harald Fairhair. [28]
A body has been found near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti - both 32 and from a set of triplets - were last sighted near the River Dee on 7 January.
An autopsy later established that the body was that of a White man aged between 30 and 60 years old, about 6 feet (1.8 meters) tall, wearing a wetsuit, and had been in the water for up to 12 weeks.
Investigators believe the body parts found last week and the human remains discovered Tuesday belong to the same victims. One of the victims, a 59-year-old woman, has been identified, police said.