Godred Crovan (died 1095), known in Gaelic as Gofraid Crobán, Gofraid Meránach, and Gofraid Méránach, was a Norse-Gaelic ruler of the kingdoms of Dublin...
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Kingdom of Mann and the Isles. The eponymous founder of the dynasty was Godred Crovan, who appeared from obscurity in the late 11th century, before his takeover...
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arrival of Godred Crovan. "Crovan" probably means "white hand" although the reason is unknown and his origins are also uncertain. Godred may have been...
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granddaughter of Godred Crovan's married the ambitious Somerled, a Norse-Gaelic Argyle nobleman. Godred Olafsson, grandson of Godred Crovan, was an increasingly...
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direct Norwegian rule over the kingdom, but soon the descendants of Godred Crovan re-asserted a further period of largely independent overlordship. This...
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Crovan may refer to: Godred Crovan (died 1095), Norse-Gaelic ruler of the kingdoms of Dublin and the Isles Crovan dynasty, ruling family of islands off...
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Uí Ímair (section Crovan dynasty)
reestablishing the dynasty independent in Dublin in spite of the Gaels. Godred Crovan may have been successful for a period after him. The Uí Ímair dynasty...
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in 1140. In 1153, Olaf of Man died and was succeeded by his son, Godred. But Godred Olafsson was a very unpopular ruler. Somerled was asked by Thorfinn...
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Murchad mac Diarmata, King (1061–1070) Fingal mac Gofraid, King (?–1074) Godred Crovan, King (1079–1094) Magnus Barefoot, King (1098–1102) Kingdom of England...
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1070 King Godred Sitricson died and his throne was passed to Fingal, but he does not seem to have remained there long. In 1079, Godred Crovan assembled...
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