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The Kingdom of the Isles, also known as Sodor was a Norse-Gaelic kingdom comprising the Isle of Man, the Hebrides and the islands of the Clyde from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The islands were known to the Norsemen as the Suðreyjar , or "Southern Isles" as distinct from the Norðreyjar or Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland .
The Kingdom of the Isles comprised the Hebrides, the islands of the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Man from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The islands were known to the Norse as the Suðreyjar, or "Southern Isles" as distinct from the Norðreyjar or Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. The historical record is incomplete and the kingdom ...
The Kingdom of the Isles about the year 1100. The Isle of Man is the southernmost island in red. See Kingdom of the Isles and List of rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles. Since the emergence of Somerled and his descendants in the 12th century, the Manx kings began to lose territory and power in the Hebrides.
Pages in category "Rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
He was the son of Guðrøðr Rǫgnvaldsson, King of the Isles, son of Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles. Haraldr Guðrøðarson and his predecessors were members of the Crovan dynasty , and ruled an island-kingdom that encompassed the Mann and portions of the Hebrides , variously known as the Kingdom of the Isles or the Kingdom of ...
They founded the Kingdom of the Isles (which included the Hebrides and the Isle of Man), the Kingdom of Dublin, the Lordship of Galloway (which is named after them), and briefly (939–944 AD) ruled the Kingdom of York. The most powerful Norse–Gaelic dynasty were the Uí Ímair or House of Ivar.
Scotland, United Kingdom Isle of Bute [7] 122 47 7,228: Firth of Clyde: Scotland, United Kingdom Unst: 121 47 720: Shetland Islands: Scotland, United Kingdom Rùm: 105 41 22: Small Isles: Scotland, United Kingdom Isle of Sheppey [11] 94 36 37,852: Kent: England, United Kingdom Benbecula [7] 82 32 1,219: Outer Hebrides: Scotland, United Kingdom ...
Pages in category "9th-century rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .