 The epithet "Conung" is derived from the Old Norse "konungr" and simply means "king".Some scholars consider Amlaíb to be identical to Olaf the White, a Viking sea-king who features in the "Landnámabók" and other Icelandic sagas.During the late 850s and early 860s Amlaíb was involved in a protracted conflict with Máel Sechnaill, overking of the Southern Uí Néill and the most powerful ruler in Ireland.