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Magnús Ólafsson (born 17 February 1946) is an Icelandic actor, comedian, singer and former handball player. [1] [2] A veteran stage and film actor of several decades, he is best known for his performance of the character Bjössi Bolla [3] [4] which was created when he was a member of the comedy band Sumargleðin in the early 1980's along with Ragnar Bjarnason, Ómar Ragnarsson, Bessi ...
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 was an illegitimate son of Saint Olaf, and fled with his mother Alfhild when his father was dethroned in 1028. He returned to Norway in 1035 and was crowned king at the age of 11. In 1042, he was also crowned king of Denmark. Magnus ruled the two countries until 1047, when he died under unclear circumstances.
Magnus III Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson, Norwegian: Magnus Olavsson; 1073 – 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús berfœttr, Norwegian: Magnus Berrføtt), [1] was the King of Norway from 1093 until his death in 1103.
On 21 May 1237, Olaf died on St Patrick's Isle, and was succeeded by his three sons who all ruled the kingdom in turn: Harald (reigned 1237–1248), Ragnvald (1249), and Magnus (1252–1265). Magnus Olafsson was the last of the Norse kings to rule Mann, which was absorbed into the Kingdom of Scotland on his death. [104] [105] [106]
Ingimundr, [2] also known as Ingimund, [3] and Ingemund, [4] was an eleventh-century delegate of Magnús Óláfsson, King of Norway.In the last decade of the eleventh century, Ingimundr was tasked by Magnús to take control of the Kingdom of the Isles.
Magnús Óláfsson (died 1265) was King of Mann and the Isles.. Magnús Óláfsson may also refer to: . Magnus the Good (1024–1047), or Magnus I, King of Norway; Magnus Barefoot (1073–1103), or Magnus III, King of Norway
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]