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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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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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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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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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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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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an invasion of the Scottish mainland. At this point Godred the Black, grandson of Godred Crovan re-took possession of the northern Hebrides and the southern...
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the island. The Norse Kingdom of Mann and the Isles was created by Godred Crovan in 1079. The Norse had a major impact on the island, leaving behind...
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