Godred Crovan (Old Irish: Gofraid mac meic Arailt, Gofraid Méranech; Guðrøðr; Manx: Gorree Crovan) (died 1095) was a Norse-Gael ruler of Dublin, and King of Mann and the Isles in the second half of the 11th century. Godred's epithet Crovan may mean "white hand" (Middle Irish: crobh bhan). In Manx folklore he is known as King Orry.
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Godred II Olafsson - Ancestry and Family Connections
... Godred was the son of Olaf Godredsson, King of Mann and the Isles (d. 1153), who was a younger son of Godred Crovan, King of Mann and the Isles and King of Dublin (d ... Like his predecessors, Godred (Olafsson) is sometimes styled "King of Mann" in secondary sources, however, this is anachronistic ...
... Godred was the son of Olaf Godredsson, King of Mann and the Isles (d. 1153), who was a younger son of Godred Crovan, King of Mann and the Isles and King of Dublin (d ... Like his predecessors, Godred (Olafsson) is sometimes styled "King of Mann" in secondary sources, however, this is anachronistic ...
Battle Of Skyhill
... According to the Chronicles of Mann Godred Crovan's father was "Harald the Black of Ysland" about whom nothing more is known ... In 1070 King Godred Sitricson died and his throne was passed to Fingal, but he does not seem to have remained there long ... In 1079, Godred Crovan assembled a fleet and an army, probably of Norsemen from the Hebrides, and attacked the island ...
... According to the Chronicles of Mann Godred Crovan's father was "Harald the Black of Ysland" about whom nothing more is known ... In 1070 King Godred Sitricson died and his throne was passed to Fingal, but he does not seem to have remained there long ... In 1079, Godred Crovan assembled a fleet and an army, probably of Norsemen from the Hebrides, and attacked the island ...
Islay - History - Norse Influence and The Kingdom of The Isles
... Godred Crovan was one of the Norse-Gael rulers of this Hebridean sea kingdom who had a connection with Islay ... Godred also became King of Dublin at an unknown date although in 1094 he was driven out of the city by Muircheartach Ua Briain, later known as High King of Ireland, according to the Annals of the Four Masters ... tradition suggests that a standing stone at Carragh Bhàn just north of Loch Finlaggan marks Godred Crovan's grave ...
... Godred Crovan was one of the Norse-Gael rulers of this Hebridean sea kingdom who had a connection with Islay ... Godred also became King of Dublin at an unknown date although in 1094 he was driven out of the city by Muircheartach Ua Briain, later known as High King of Ireland, according to the Annals of the Four Masters ... tradition suggests that a standing stone at Carragh Bhàn just north of Loch Finlaggan marks Godred Crovan's grave ...
Godred Crovan - Issue and Legacy
... Godred left three known sons, Lagmann, Olaf and Harald ... Even as late as 1275 Godred son of the last King of Mann tried to seize the island ...
... Godred left three known sons, Lagmann, Olaf and Harald ... Even as late as 1275 Godred son of the last King of Mann tried to seize the island ...
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