 The chronology and nature of Jarl Óttar's rule in the Isle of Man is unclear, though his death in battle on the island in 1098 is consistently referred to.One version states that in 1095 King Magnus Barefoot of Norway took control of the Isle of Man with a fleet of 160 ships.He placed a Hebridean or Norwegian jarl named Óttar as his vassal ruler over the island.