- over this country".
Hlodvir ruled well and
married Eithne,
daughter of
Kjarvalr, King of Ireland.
Hlodvir died in his bed and was
buried at Ham in Caithness...
- Upon his death, he was
succeeded by his
brother Riagan mac Dúnlainge.
Kjarvalr Írakonungr (Old Norse: [ˈkjɑrˌwɑlz̠ ˈiːrɑˌkonoŋɡz̠];
Modern Icelandic:...
- mac Dúnlainge, King of Osraige, is the same
person as the saga
character Kjarvalr Írakonungr even
though their names are dissimilar. The
Norse sources have...
- Leinster,
Cerball mac Dúnlainge. Cerball,
known to Icelanders'
sagas as
Kjarvalr Írakonungr,
raided Munster and
obtained allies and
mercenaries from among...
-
Thorfinn Skull-Splitter, and Eithne. She is said to be a
daughter of a "King
Kjarvalr". The
period after Earl Thorfinn's
death was one of
dynastic strife; three...
- also
close enough to the Norse–Gaels that he
features under the name "
Kjarvalr Írakonungr" in
several medieval Icelandic pedigrees through his daughters...
-
Ireland by
Orkneyinga saga,
which states that his
mother was a
daughter of
Kjarvalr Írakonungr—an
apparent King of Osraige. The
Kingdom of
Osraige buffered...