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Crovan may
refer to:
Godred Crovan (died 1095), Norse-Gaelic
ruler of the
kingdoms of
Dublin and the
Isles Crovan dynasty,
ruling family of
islands off...
- The
Crovan dynasty, from the late 11th
century to the mid 13th century, was the
ruling family of an
insular kingdom known variously in
secondary sources...
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Godred Crovan (died 1095),
known in
Gaelic as
Gofraid Crobán,
Gofraid Meránach, and
Gofraid Méránach, was a Norse-Gaelic
ruler of the
kingdoms of Dublin...
- the Isle of Man
formed part of the
Kingdom of the Isles,
ruled by the
Crovan dynasty. The last
member of that
ruling family died in 1265
without a legitimate...
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reestablishing the
dynasty independent in
Dublin in
spite of the Gaels.
Godred Crovan may have been
successful for a
period after him. The Uí Ímair
dynasty was...
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direct Norwegian rule over the kingdom, but soon the
descendants of
Godred Crovan re-****erted a
further period of
largely independent overlordship. This came...
- 1265 the Isle of Man
formed part of the
Kingdom of the Isles,
ruled by the
Crovan dynasty. The last
member of that
ruling family died in 1265
without a legitimate...
- twelfth-century King of Mann and the Isles. As a
younger son of Guðrøðr
Crovan, King of
Dublin and the Isles, Óláfr
witnessed a
vicious power struggle...
- as the
Kingdom of Dublin. This
would also make him the
ancestor of the
Crovan Dynasty. In 865 the
Great Heathen Army, led by Ivar,
invaded the Anglo-Saxon...
- the
eastern side of the island, the
Skarloey Railway runs
northwest from
Crovan's Gate up the
valley to its namesake,
Skarloey Lake.
Rolling stock is moved...
