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Bróðir and Óspak of Man were two Danish or Norwegian brothers who were active in the Isle of Man and Ireland in the 11th century. They are mentioned in the 12th century Irish Cogadh Gaedhil re Gallaibh and the 13th century Icelandic Njal's Saga as the key leaders who fought on opposite sides in the Battle of Clontarf, in 1014.
The Battle of Clontarf (Irish: Cath Chluain Tarbh) took place on 23 April 1014 at Clontarf, near Dublin, on the east coast of Ireland.It pitted an army led by Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, against a Norse-Irish alliance comprising the forces of Sigtrygg Silkbeard, King of Dublin; Máel Mórda mac Murchada, King of Leinster; and a Viking army from abroad led by Sigurd of Orkney and Brodir ...
848.4 – defeats Vikings at Forach; 849.12 – conducts siege in Crupat; 850.3 – Cinaed, king of Cianacht, with help from foreign forces rebels against Mael Sechnaill; 851.2 – kills Cinaed, king of Cianacht; 851.5 – attends a conference in Ard Macha; 854.2 – took hostages from Mumu at Inneóin na nDéise; 856.2 – took hostages from ...
Gormlaith was born in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland.Her father was Murchad mac Finn, King of Leinster, and her brother was Máel Mórda mac Murchada.According to annalistic accounts, she was married to Olaf Cuaran, the Viking king of Dublin and York until his death in 981, [1] and was mother to his son, King Sigtrygg Silkbeard.
Sometimes the prewritten obituary's subject outlives its author. One example is The New York Times' obituary of Taylor, written by the newspaper's theater critic Mel Gussow, who died in 2005. [7] The 2023 obituary of Henry Kissinger featured reporting by Michael T. Kaufman, who died almost 14 years earlier in 2010. [8]
Sigurd Hlodvirsson (c. 960 – 23 April 1014), popularly known as Sigurd the Stout from the Old Norse Sigurðr digri, [2] was an Earl of Orkney.The main sources for his life are the Norse Sagas, which were first written down some two centuries or more after his death.
Olaf Guthfrithson or Anlaf Guthfrithson (Old Norse: Óláfr Guðrøðsson [ˈoːˌlɑːvz̠ ˈɡuðˌrøðsˌson]; Old English: Ánláf; Old Irish: Amlaíb mac Gofraid; died 941) was a Hiberno-Scandinavian (Irish-Viking) [nb 1] leader who ruled Dublin and Viking Northumbria in the 10th century.
Syracuse, New York: Died: September 20, 2022 (aged 60) Belleville, Illinois, U.S. Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Weight: 229 lb (104 kg) Career information; High school: Mascoutah (Mascoutah, Illinois) College: Southwest Missouri State: Undrafted: 1985: Career history Minnesota Vikings