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Ynys Manau (Isle of Man)
This moderate-sized island is located in the Irish Sea, midway between southern
Scotland and Ulster in Ireland. The Isle of Man (Ynys Manau) was taken by the
Irish in the fifth to sixth centuries. Before that, for a short time, its king
probably ruled over the Picts in Galwyddel.
That region was absorbed into Rheged, but became a
dominion of Ynys Manau again from around 632 until circa 900, before being taken into
Strathclyde. |
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c.500s |
Mannanan |
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c.570 - c.582 |
Llywarch
Hen of South Rheged counts
Ynys Manau as part of his holdings. |
c.582 |
The
island is taken by the Dal Riada Scotti,
and ruled by a client king or lesser royal member. |
c.600s |
Diwg |
Dal Riadan Scot. |
620 - 633 |
Ynys
Manau is conquered by the Bernician
Northumbrians. |
c.638 |
Ynys
Manau apparently regains the region of
Galwyddel. |
c.630s |
Gwyar |
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c.670s |
Teigid |
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? - 682 |
Merfyn Fawr |
Descended from
Magnus Maximus. |
682
- ? |
Anarawd Gwalchcrwn |
Son. |
c.700 |
Algwyn |
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c.710 |
Tudwal |
Son
of Anarawd. |
c.730 |
Sandde |
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790 - ? |
Elidyr map Sandde |
Son.
Heir to South Rheged. Transferred family from
Powys. |
? - 825 |
Gwriad map Elidyr |
Son.
King of Gwynedd. Fought Norse settlement invasions. |
825 - 844 |
Merfyn Frych
(Freckled) map Gwriad |
Son.
Offered throne of Gwynedd. |
c.836 |
It is likely that the
heirs of
South Rheged abandon Ynys Manau around this time,
as attacks by Danes from Ireland are increasing, leading swiftly to conquest,
settlement, and the founding of a Viking dynasty. |
c.836 - 853 |
Godred MacFergus |
Hiberno-Norse Lord of the Hebrides. |
c.853 - c.866 |
Ketil Flatnose |
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c.870 - c.880 |
Caitill Find Tryggvi |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
c.880 - 899 |
Asbjorn Skerjablesi |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
c.900 |
Alt Clut (Strathclyde) gains control of
the region of Galwyddel. |
900 - 902 |
The
isle is controlled
by the Viking kingdom of Dublin,
although this is disputed by the Scandinavian kingdom of York. |
902 - 921 |
The
isle is ruled
directly by the Scandinavian kingdom of York. |
921 - 942 |
The
isle is controlled
by the Scandinavian kingdom of York through
client kings. |
921 - 937 |
Gebeachan / Gibhleachan |
Sub-king
under Scandinavian kingdom of York rule. |
937 - 942 |
Macragnall / Mac Ragnall |
Sub-king
under Scandinavian kingdom of York rule. |
942 - 972 |
Manau is ruled directly by the Viking kingdom of
Dublin. |
972 - 977 |
Magnus I MacHarald |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
977 - 989 |
Guthred / Godfred I |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
989 - c.1014 |
The
isle is controlled
by the Vikings of the Orkneys, who themselves are subjects of the
Norwegian throne. |
989 - 999 |
Harald I |
Sub-king under Norse Orkney rule. |
999 - c.1000 |
Godfred II |
Sub-king under Norse Orkney
rule. |
c.1000 - 1005 |
Ragnald I Godfredson |
Sub-king under Norse Orkney rule. |
1005 - c.1014 |
Kenneth Godfredson |
Sub-king under Norse Orkney rule. |
c.1014 - 1079 |
Manau
is controlled
again by the Viking kingdom of Dublin. |
c.1014 - 1034 |
Sven / Swein Kennethson |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
c.1034 - 1052 |
Harald II Svarte the Black |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
1052 - 1061 |
Margad MacRagnald / Ragnallson |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
1061 - 1070 |
Murchaid MacDairmit |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
1070 - 1079 |
Fingal Godfredson |
Sub-king under Norse
Dublin rule. |
1079 |
The
Norse kings of Man & the Isles establish independent control under
distant Scandinavian overlordship. |
1079 - 1095 |
Godred / Godfred IV Crovan |
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1095 - 1102 |
Magnus II Barfod Barelegs |
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1096 - 1098 |
Donald |
King or regional lord? |
1098 - 1103 |
Manau
is controlled
loosely by the Vikings of the Orkneys. |
1102 - 1104 |
Lagman |
Died 1111. |
1104 - 1130 |
Sigurd |
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1114 - 1115 |
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Domnall mac Teige |
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1115 - 1137 |
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Murchadh O'Brian |
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1137 - 1153 |
Olav I Bitling the Red |
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1153 - 1158 |
Godred V the Black |
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1158 - 1164 |
Sumerled |
Lord
of the Isles (1140-1164). Ancestor of Clan MacDonald. |
1164 |
The
Isles break away from Man and become an independent kingdom. |
1164 |
Godred V the Black |
Restored. |
1164 |
Ragnald / Reginald the Usurper |
Died c.1210. |
1164 - 1187 |
Godred V the Black |
Restored. |
1187 - 1226 |
Ragnald / Reginald I |
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1226 |
Man passes from
the overlordship of the Scandinavian crown to that of the
Scottish crown. |
1226 - 1237 |
Olav II Odhar the Black |
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1230 |
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Godred the Brown |
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1237 - 1248 |
Harold I |
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1249 - 1249 |
Ragnald / Reginald II |
Viking. Killed. |
1249 - 1250 |
Harold II |
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1250 - 1252 |
Ivar |
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1252 - 1265 |
Magnus III |
Viking. Scot controlled. |
1265 - 1275 |
Manau
is under
the control of Scotland.
From this point Manau is controlled
directly from either Scotland
or England, as the two
nations vie for power. |
1275 |
Godfrey Magnuson |
Last king (uncrowned?).
Illegitimate son of Magnus. |
1275 - 1290 |
Manau
is under
the control of Scotland. |
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1290 - 1293 |
Manau
is under
the control of England. |
1293 - 1296 |
Manau
is under
the control of Scotland. |
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1296 - 1313 |
Manau
is under
the control of England. |
1313 - 1317 |
Manau
is under
the control of Scotland. |
1317 - 1328 |
Manau
is under
the control of England. |
1328 - 1333 |
Manau
is under
the control of Scotland. |
1334 - 1765 |
Ynys
Manau passes to Edward III of
England,
and eventually becomes know in English as The Isle of
Man. Edward invests local authority in the Earl of Salisbury. While not
kings themselves, the unchanged traditions on the island titled them as
such, and gives them all the royal trappings that had been accorded to
their Viking predecessors. |
1765 |
The
final "King of the Isles of Man"
is pressured by the English crown into relinquishing the title. Direct
authority passes to the crown. |
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