- ruler.
Somerled was
asked by
Thorfinn Ottarson, a Manx chief, to
allow Somerled's son, Dugall, to be
appointed king of Man and the Isles.
Somerled agreed...
-
isles began plotting with an
emerging and
forceful figure –
Somerled, Lord of Argyll.
Somerled's parental origins are obscure, but it is
known that he had...
-
Sorley and
Somerled are
masculine given names in the
English language,
Anglicizations of
Scottish Gaelic Somhairle and
Norse Sumarlidi.
Sorley is an Anglicised...
- MacPhee,
Kathleen M. (2004).
Somerled:
Hammer of the Norse. Glasgow: NWP. ISBN 1-903238-24-2. Marsden, John (2000).
Somerled and the
emergence of Gaelic...
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their challenge with the aid of a neighbour,
Somerled of Argyll. This
threat soon dissipated,
because Somerled was
beset with more
pressing concerns: his...
-
Randal John
Somerled McDonnell, 8th Earl of
Antrim KBE (1911–1977) was a diplomat, activist,
soldier and administrator. He
became chairman of the National...
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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...
-
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...
- with
Somerled taking control of the
southern Hebrides. Two
years later Somerled completely ousted Godred Olafsson and re-united the kingdom.
Somerled built...
- isles, and the
whole of
Kintyre and Knapdale. In the mid 12th century,
Somerled, the
husband of
Godred Crovan's granddaughter, led a
successful revolt...
