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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.
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.
the Isle of Man is 572 square kilometres (221 sq mi), 7% of the total [1] the Islands of the Clyde 574 square kilometres (222 sq mi), 7% of the total [2] the Inner Hebrides 4,158 square kilometres (1,605 sq mi), 50% of the total and [3] the Outer Hebrides 3,070 square kilometres (1,185 sq mi), 36% of the total. [4]
The eponymous founder of the dynasty was Godred Crovan, who appeared from obscurity in the late 11th century, before his takeover of the Isle of Man and Dublin. The dynasty was of Gaelic-Scandinavian origin, descending from a branch of the Uí Ímair, a dominant kindred in the Irish Sea region which first appears on record in the late 9th century.
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 ...
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson (died 30 May 1249) [note 1] was a mid-thirteenth-century King of Mann and the Isles who was assassinated after a reign of less than a month. As a son of Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of Mann and the Isles, Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson was a member of the Crovan dynasty.
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.