Gudrod the Black, King of Man & the North Isles

• Occupation King of Isle of Man, England 1153-1158 and 1164-1187
• Son of Olaf I "Morsel", King of Man & the Isles and Ingebjörg Hákonardóttir

Noteringar

Sonen Olav 'Svarte' bör vara född år 1173, eftersom föräldrarna gifter sig år 1176 och då sägs det uttryckligen att sonen Olav var 3 år gammal. (Källa: Chronicle of Man and the Isles)

Begravd på ön Iona, som är en liten helig ö bland inre Hebriderna i västra Skottland. Munken Columba anlade ett kloster på ön 563, vilket raserades av vikingar år 806, men återuppbyggdes. (Källa: May Teistevoll)

This Godred of 1154 in Dublin was, it appears, the same Godred Olafsson (or Godfrey II, King of Man) who married Fionnuala Nic Lochlainn. This raises the very interesting possibility that Fionnuala married Godred soon after the 1154 political collision in Dublin, and that she was (after all!) the daughter of High-King Muircheartach - and not the daughter of one of his sons who succeeded him as King of Cinéal Eoghain. There is every reason to see Fionnuala's marriage as the final seal on an alliance between the Manx family and Clann Lochlainn: it remains for us to figure out when are where this accord was finalised. (Källa: P A MagLochlainn)

In 1154, the Chronicles of Mann state that Godred, King of Mann, was asked by the people of Dublin to be their king. When Murtagh, King of Ireland, heard this, he assembled a host and marched on Dublin with his twin brother, Osiblen. In the ensuing battle, Osiblen was slain. Another translation of this tract calls Osiblen his uterine brother and renders the name of the King of Ireland as Muirchertach. (Källa: P A MagLochlainn)

Kung Isle of Man och Hebriderna 1103-1153 och 1164-1187. (Källa: Regentlängd för Isle of Man)

Olaf was killed in 1154 at Ramsey. Now, Chronicle says that his son Godred had, just before that, gone to Norway to King Inge; made himself his man and, next autumn, on his return, put in at Orkney, 'and all the chiefs of the Isles, hearing that he had come, were delighted'. He was in fact a connection. Godred from there came to Man, and turned out his cousins who had killed his father Olaf; blinded two of them, killed the third this maintaining a connection with Orkney at that date I think in harmony with my general view of Olaf´s connection with the family of the Saint. (Källa: Frances Coakley)

Källor

1) Erling Dolenius, Frösön

2) Stewart Baldwin, England (webbplats)

3) Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Hull, England

4) Chronicle of Man and the Isles (webbplats)

OLAV of Man, son of ([1080]-murdered 29 Jun 1153). The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum names “Lagmannum, Haraldum et Olavum” as the three sons of “Godredus Crovan” [1288]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that “Murecardum O’Brien regem Hibernie” sent “Dompnaldum filium Tade” to island as regent for Olav after the death of Lagman, dating the event to 1111[1289]. King of Man. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that the regent ruled for three years with great tyranny until he was expelled to the Ireland by the people of Man[1290]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that Olav was recalled from exile at the court of Henry I King of England in 1114 and ruled for forty years[1291]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that King Olav in 1134 gave land in the Isle of Man to Yvo Abbot of Furness on which to build the abbey of Rushen[1292]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that “tres filii Haraldi fratris Olavi” who had been brought up in Dublin demanded part of the kingdom of the Isles from their paternal uncle King Olav and that one of them “Reginald” murdered his uncle, dating the murder to 29 Jun 1153 in a later passage[1293].

m AUFRICA, daughter of FERGUS Lord of Galloway & his wife ---. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that “Olavus filius Godredi Crovan” married “Affricam…filiam Fergus de Galwedia”[1294]. Olav & his wife had one child:

1. GODRED (-Isle of St Patrick, Isle of Man 10 Nov 1187, bur Iona). The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum names “Godredum” as the child of “Olavus filius Godredi Crovan” and his wife “Affricam…filiam Fergus de Galwedia”[1295]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that “Godred filius eius” returned from Norway after his father was killed, murdered one of his cousins and blinded the other two, after which he reigned for 33 years[1296]. King of Man. "Guthredus…rex Insularum" exchanged land "Eschedala" for "ecclesia sancti Olavi et villula…Euastad" with St Bees by undated charter, witnessed by "…Gillochristo fratre et collactaneo meo…"[1297]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that King Godred was defeated by Somerled Lord of Argyll in 1158 and fled to Norway to seek help[1298]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records the death “IV Id Nov” in 1187 of King Godred “in insula Sancti Patricii in Mannia” and his burial the following summer in “insulam…Hy”[1299]. m (1176) FINGOLA, daughter of --- of Ireland & his wife ---. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that King Godred married “Phingola filia MacLotlen filii Murkartac regis Hiberniæ”, mother of his son, in a Christian marriage ceremony in 1176[1300]. Godred & his wife had one child:

a) OLAV ([1172/73]-21 May 1237, bur Rushen St Mary). The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum names Olav as the son of King Godred and his wife, adding that he was three years old when his parents were married[1301]. King of Man. OLAV, son of GODRED King of Man & his wife Fingola --- ([1172/73]-21 May 1237, bur Rushen St Mary). The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum names Olav as the son of King Godred and his wife, adding that he was three years old when his parents were married[1329]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that the Manxman chose Olav’s older brother Ragnall as king, against the wishes of their father, adding in a later passage that Ragnall granted the island of Lewes to Olav but that Olav was later imprisoned by William I King of Scotland, was freed by the latter’s son King Alexander I and returned to Lewes[1330]. King of Man. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that Olav recovered Man from his half-brother in 1226[1331]. The History of Olave the Black King of Man records that “Olave son of Godred was…King of Man” in 1229 when he resisted Alan Lord of Galloway[1332]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records that Olav kept Man when he agreed to divide his kingdom with his nephew Godred in 1230, the latter ruling in the Isles[1333]. "Olavus rex Insularum" donated "boves…oves et porcos" to St Bees by undated charter, witnessed by "…Therkillo filio Nigelli…"[1334]. Henry III King of England made a grant of property to "Olaf King of Man and the Isles" for "his homage and services in guarding at his expense the coast of the English sea towards Ireland and the Isle of Man…" by charter dated 11 Jul 1235[1335]. The Chronicon Manniæ et Insularum records the death “XII Kal Jun” in 1237 of “Olavus Godredi filius rex Manniæ et Insularum” and his burial “in abbatia Sanctæ Mariæ de Russin”[1336].

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Under år 1153 kung Olave (Bitling) dödades på fest i den heliga apostlarna Petrus och Paulus. I följande hösten Godred, kom hans son, från Norge med fem skepp och sätta in på Orkneyöarna. Alla cheferna bland öarna var gladdes när de hörde om hans ankomst, och montering tillsammans, enhälligt valt honom för sin konung. Godred kom sedan till Man beslagtog tre söner Harold, och att hämnas sin faders mord, som tilldelas dem död de förtjänade. En annan historia är att han sticka ut ögonen på två av dem och satte den tredje till döden. (Chronicle of Man och Sudreys)

Efter ETT ÅR sjöslag 1156 delades Söderöarna Jag Två Delar and Hebriderna bildade rike ETT EGET MED Islay SOM Centrum. (Nordisk Vikingaguide, sid 189, G. Lars Holmblad)

Under år 1176, John de Courcy dämpad Ulster. Samma år Vivian, kardinal legaten av det apostolic se, kom till människan, och i utövandet av sitt ämbete orsakade Godred att vara förenat i laglig äktenskap med sin fru, dotter (Finola) av MacLoughlin, son till Muinrough, kung av Irland, som var mor till Olave då tre år gammal. De var gifta med Silvanus, abbot i Rivaulx. (Chronicle of Man och Sudreys)

Under år 1187, den 10 november, Godred, kung av öarna, dog på ön St Patrick, i Man. I början av nästa sommar hans kropp flyttades till ön heter Lona (ETT Kloster In Inre Hebriderna). Han lämnade tre söner, Reginald, Olave, och Ivar. Reginald, då en fullvuxen ung man, var frånvarande i öarna. Olave, men ändå en mycket ung pojke, bosatt i Man. (Chronicle of Man och Sudreys)

Godred under sitt liv hade utsett Olave att lyckas med riket, för arv tillhörde honom rätt, eftersom han var född i lagligt äktenskap, och hade bjudit alla människor of Man att utse Olave kung efter sin egen död, och bevara okränkbara sin trohetsed. Hur någonsin, efter döden av Godred skickade invånarna på Isle of sina budbärare till öarna för Reginald, och gjorde honom till konung, eftersom han var en man av energi och mognare ålder. Ty de fruktade svagheten i Olave, för han bara var en pojke tio år gammal, och de ansåg att en person, som på grund av sitt anbud ålder, visste inte hur man direkt själv, skulle ha varit helt oförmögen att regera sina undersåtar. Detta var anledningen till att folk Man utsåg Reginald kung. (Chronicle of Man och Sudreys)

In the year 1153 King Olave (Bitling) was slain on the feast of the holy apostles Peter and Paul. In the following autumn Godred, his son, came from Norway with five ships, and put in at the Orkneys. All the chiefs of the Isles were rejoiced when they heard of his arrival, and assembling together, unanimously elected him for their king. Godred then came to Man, seized the three sons of Harold, and, to avenge his father's murder, awarded them the death they deserved. Another story is that he put out the eyes of two of them, and put the third to death. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)

Efter ett sjöslag år 1156 delades Söderöarna i två delar och Hebriderna bildade ett eget rike med Islay som centrum. (Nordisk Vikingaguide, sid 189, Lars G. Holmblad)

In the year 1176, John de Courcy subdued Ulster. In the same year Vivian, Cardinal legate of the apostolic See, came to Man, and in the discharge of his office caused Godred to be united in lawful marriage with his wife, the daughter (Finola) of MacLoughlin, son of Muinrough, King of Ireland, who was mother of Olave then three years old. They were married by Silvanus, Abbot of Rivaulx. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)

In the year 1187, on the 10th of November, Godred, King of the Isles, died in the Island of St. Patrick, in Man. In the beginning of the following summer his body was removed to the Island called lona (ett kloster på inre Hebriderna). He left three sons, Reginald, Olave, and Ivar. Reginald, then a full grown young man, was absent in the Isles. Olave, yet a very young boy, resided in Man. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)

Godred during his life had appointed Olave to succeed to the kingdom, for the inheritance belonged to him by right, because he was born of lawful wedlock; and had commanded all the people of Man to appoint Olave king after his own death, and preserve inviolate their oath of allegiance. How ever, after the death of Godred, the Manxmen sent their messengers to the Isles for Reginald, and made him king, because he was a man of energy and of riper age. For they dreaded the weakness of Olave, for he was but a boy ten years old, and they considered that a person, who on account of his tender age, knew not how to direct himself, would be wholly incapable of governing his subjects. This was the reason why the people of Man appointed Reginald king. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)

Links

• http://bloodroyal.tripod.com/AufrickOfTheIsleOfMan-4.html
• http://isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol22/p074.htm

Sources

• 1) Erling Dolenius, Frösön
• 2) Stewart Baldwin, England (webbplats)
• 3) Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, Hull, England
• 4) Chronicle of Man and the Isles (webbplats)

INGIBJÖRG . Orkneyinga Saga names “Harald…Smooth-Tongue and two daughters…Ingibjorg…Margaret” as the children of Earl Hakon and his mistress Helga, adding that Ingibjörg married “Olaf Tit-Bit King of the Hebrides”[947].
m [as his second wife], OLAV Bitling King of Sodor and Man 1097-1098 and 1103-1153, son of ---.
Olav & his wife had one child: (Cawley's Medlands)

i) GODROD . His parentage is deduced from the Orkneyinga Saga which records that the mother of “Rognvald Godrodarson, King of the Hebrides” was “Ingibjorg, Earl Hakon Paulsson´s daughter”[948].
m ---. The name of Godrod´s wife is not known.
Godrod & his wife had one child: (Cawley's Medlands)

(a) RAGNVALD Godradarson . King of Man and the Isles. Orkneyinga Saga records that the mother of “Rognvald Godrodarson, King of the Hebrides” was “Ingibjorg, Earl Hakon Paulsson´s daughter”[949]. William "the Lion" King of Scotland sold Caithness to him after the battle of Wick in 1198. He lost Caithness to Harald [II] Maddadsson Jarl of Orkney in 1200. (Cawley's Medlands)

Crovan dynastin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crovan_dynasty) omfattar ättlingar till
Gudröd I Corvan Haraldsson (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godred_Crovan)
Kung på Isle of Man och Hebriderna 1079-1095
Gudröd Corvan grundade kungadynastin på Söderöarna (Isle of Man och Hebriderna).

Kung Isle of Man och Hebriderna 1103-1153 och 1164-1187.
(Källa: Regentlängd för Isle of Man)

Kung på Isle of Man, England 1153-1158 och 1164-1187.

Bosatt 1160 i Oslo, Norge. Bosatt 1164 på Isle of Man, England.

Chronicon Manniae et Insularum (Chronicle of Man and the Isles) - 1164-1225 [please note Munch's footnotes, textual readings and the latin text are still to be added and/or corrected]