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Faulkes, Anthony (1993) Magnusarkver: The writings of Magnus Olafsson of Laufas (Reykjavík : Stofnun Árna Magnússonar) ISBN 978-9979819547; Adalsteinsson, Ragnar Ingi (2014) Traditions and Continuities: Alliteration in Old and Modern Icelandic Verse (University of Iceland Press) ISBN 9789935230454
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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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Magnus Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson, Norwegian: Magnus Olavsson; 1073 – 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús berfœttr)