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Somerled (died 1164),
known in
Middle Irish as Somairle, Somhairle, and Somhairlidh, and in Old
Norse as Sumarliði [ˈsumɑrˌliðe], was a mid-12th-century...
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historical roots that go back
beyond the
Kingdom of Scotland. It
began with
Somerled in the 12th
century and
thereafter the
title was held by a
series of his...
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largely independent overlordship. This came to an end with the
emergence of
Somerled, on
whose death in 1164 the
kingdom was
split in two. Just over a century...
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Sorley and
Somerled are
masculine given names in the
English language,
Anglicizations of
Scottish Gaelic Somhairle and
Norse Sumarlidi.
Sorley is an Anglicised...
- dynasty.
After Somerled's coup, the
Crovan dynasty were
temporarily deposed from all
except the Isle of Man, and Dublin. On
Somerled's death, they were...
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emerging and
forceful figure –
Somerled, Lord of Argyll. When
Godred heard of this he
engaged Somerled's forces in the
naval Battle of Epiphany...
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which had been
ruled by
various Scottish clans following the
death of
Somerled in 1164.: 48–49 In 1266,
Scotland fought the
short but
consequential Scottish-Norwegian...
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Somerled taking control of the
southern Hebrides. Two
years later Somerled completely ousted Godred Olafsson and re-united the kingdom.
Somerled built...
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Randal John
Somerled McDonnell, 8th Earl of
Antrim KBE (1911–1977) was a diplomat, activist,
soldier and administrator. He
became chairman of the National...
- Sumairlid,
Dubhgall mac Somhairle,
Dubhgall mac Somhairlidh,
Dugald mac
Somerled, and
Dugald MacSorley. The
Gaelic personal name
Dubgall is
derived from...
