Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles

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Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson was a 13th-century Norse-Gaelic ruler who briefly reigned as King of Mann and the Isles during the turbulent final years of the island kingdom’s independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Norse-Gaelic ruler ⓘ
human ⓘ
king ⓘ
monarch of the Isle of Man ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Ragnvald Olafsson ⓘ
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson of Mann ⓘ
associatedWith Irish Sea politics ⓘ
Kingdom of Mann and the Isles ⓘ
Norse-Gaelic kingship ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 13th century ⓘ
continentOfActivity Europe ⓘ
countryRuled Kingdom of Mann and the Isles ⓘ
culture Norse-Gaelic ⓘ
dynasty Crovan dynasty ⓘ
ethnicGroup Norse-Gael ⓘ
father Óláfr (Olaf) of Mann ⓘ
floruit 13th century ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalSignificance one of the last native kings of Mann and the Isles ⓘ
represents the waning phase of Norse-Gaelic rule in the region ⓘ
languageOfEnvironment Middle Irish ⓘ
Old Norse ⓘ
linked to: Old Norse language
name Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Crovan ⓘ
partOf history of the Isle of Man ⓘ
medieval history of the British Isles ⓘ
politicalContext decline of Norse power in the British Isles ⓘ
increasing influence of Scotland and England in the Irish Sea ⓘ
turbulent succession disputes in Mann and the Isles ⓘ
politicalStatus independent ruler ⓘ
positionHeld King of Mann and the Isles ⓘ
regionOfActivity Hebrides ⓘ
Irish Sea region ⓘ
linked to: Irish Sea

Isle of Man ⓘ
reignCharacteristic brief reign ⓘ
occurred during final years of the island kingdom’s independence ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Irish Sea ⓘ
Isle of Man and surrounding isles ⓘ
successorState English overlordship of the Isle of Man ⓘ
title King of Mann ⓘ
linked to: Lord of Mann

King of the Isles ⓘ
typeOfMonarch sea-king ⓘ

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Rushen Abbey → notableBurial → Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles ⓘ
Rìgh Innse Gall → relatedTitle → King of Mann and the Isles ⓘ
linked to: Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles → alsoKnownAs → Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson of Mann ⓘ
linked to: Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles
Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles → positionHeld → King of Mann and the Isles ⓘ
linked to: Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles