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Ragnall Guthfrithson (Old Norse: Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðsson [ˈrɔɣnˌwɑldz̠ ˈɡuðˌrøðsˌson]; Old Irish: Ragnall mac Gofraid) was a Viking [nb 1] leader who ruled Viking Yorkshire in the 10th century. He was the son of Gofraid ua Ímair and great-grandson of Ímar, making him one of the Uí Ímair.
Amlaíb Cuarán's career began in 941, following the death of his cousin Amlaíb mac Gofrith, when he became co-ruler of York, sharing power with his cousin Ragnall son of Gofraid. According to the Annals of Clonmacnoise, Amlaíb had been in Britain since 940, having left another son of Gofraid, Blácaire, as ruler of Dublin. [16]
Although it had existed in various forms since 1972, Swell Maps formed into a coherent musical entity after the beginning of British punk. [3] The band consisted of Solihull teenagers Epic Soundtracks (real name Kevin Paul Godfrey), his brother Nikki Sudden (real name Adrian Nicholas Godfrey), Jowe Head (Stephen Bird), Biggles Books (Richard Scaldwell), Phones Sportsman (David Barrington) and ...
Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres.The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry for a specific recording will often list such details as the names of the artists involved, the time and place of the recording, the title of the ...
Gofraid is an Irish masculine given name, arising in the Old Irish and Middle Irish/Middle Gaelic languages, as Gofhraidh, and later partially Anglicised as Goffraid. [ 1 ] Gofraid corresponds to the Old Norse Guðfriðr , [ 2 ] cognate with Gottfried or Godfredus , and Galfrid or Galfridus .
Olaf's father is identifiable as Gofraid, who was king of Dublin between 920 and 934, and also briefly ruled Northumbria in 927. [25] [26] Gofraid was a grandson of Ímar but no patronymic is given in the original sources. This may be because he was a child of a son of Ímar who never ruled Dublin, or he was a child of a daughter of Ímar ...
Gofraid ua Ímair or Guthfrith of Ivar (Old Norse: Guðrøðr [ˈɡuðˌrøðz̠], Latin: Guthfridus, fl. from AD 918 until death in 934) was a Hiberno-Scandinavian (people of Gaelic and Scandinavian birth and Culture) and Viking [nb 1] leader who ruled Dublin and briefly Viking Northumbria in the early 10th century.
The Uí Ímair (Irish: [iː ˈiːwəɾʲ] ⓘ; meaning ‘scions of Ivar’), also known as the Ivar dynasty or Ivarids, was a Norse-Gael dynasty which ruled much of the Irish Sea region, the Kingdom of Dublin, the western coast of Scotland, including the Hebrides and some part of Northern England, from the mid 9th century.