What was an island that Guðrøðr Óláfsson ruled over?
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Guðrøðr Óláfsson Guðrøðr Óláfsson (died 10 November 1187) was a twelfth-century ruler of the kingdoms of Dublin and the Isles. Guðrøðr was a son of Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles and Affraic, daughter of Fergus, Lord of Galloway. Throughout his career, Guðrøðr battled rival claimants to the throne, permanently losing about half of his realm to a rival dynasty in the process. Although dethroned for nearly a decade, Guðrøðr clawed his way back to regain control of a partitioned kingdom, and proceeded to project power into Ireland. Although originally opposed to the English invasion of Ireland, Guðrøðr adeptly recognised the English ascendancy in the Irish Sea region and aligned himself with the English. All later kings of the Crovan dynasty descended from Guðrøðr.
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Kingdom of the Isles The Kingdom of the Isles comprised the Hebrides, the islands of the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Man from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The islands were known to the Norse as the "Suðreyjar", or "Southern Isles" as distinct from the "Norðreyjar" or Northern Isles of Orkney and Shetland. The historical record is incomplete, and the kingdom was not a continuous entity throughout the entire period. The islands concerned are sometimes referred to as the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, although only some of the later rulers claimed that title. At times the rulers were independent of external control, although for much of the period they had overlords in Norway, Ireland, England, Scotland or Orkney. At times there also appear to have been competing claims for all or parts of the territory. The islands involved have a total land area of over 8300 km2 and extend for more than 500 km from north to south.
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British Isles naming dispute In British English usage, the toponym "British Isles" refers to a European archipelago consisting of Great Britain, Ireland and adjacent islands. However, the word "British" is also an adjective and demonym referring to the United Kingdom. For this reason, the name British Isles is avoided in Hiberno-English as such usage could be construed to imply continued territorial claims or political overlordship of the Republic of Ireland by the United Kingdom.
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Själö Själö or Nagu Själö (in Swedish) or Seili (in Finnish) is a small island (about 2 km from north to south), off the main islands of Nagu, in the Archipelago Sea, off the south west coast of Finland. Själö is part of the municipality of Pargas. The island is known for its church and nature, a research institute and a former hospital.
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Tærø Tærø is a small Danish island in the Ulvsund Strait between Zealand and Møn, not far from Bogø and the Farø Bridges. Located in Vordingborg Municipality, the island has an area of 173 ha . s of 2010 there was only one inhabitant registered on the island.
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Flåvær Flåvær is group of islets and skerries in the Herøyfjord in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The islands are located north of the island Gurskøy and southwest of Fosnavåg. It includes the islets "Flåvær", "Husholmen", "Torvholmen", and "Vardholmen" (the Norwegian term "holme" translates as islet, signifying that these are small).
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Æðey Æðey is a small island in the Westfjords region of Iceland. It is inhabited by a single family and is a private family farm focused on environmentally sound eider down farming. The island is approximately 2 km by 0.5 km . The highest point on the island is about 18 m . It is important in the history of Iceland and especially of the Westfjords region.
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Skælingur Skælingur (Danish: "Skælling" ) is a village on the west of the main Faroese island of Streymoy in the Kvívík Municipality.
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Sandvík Sandvík (pronounced ] , "Sandy Bay"; Danish: "Sandvig" ) is the northernmost village of the island of Suðuroy in the Faroe Islands. It is situated on the northern side of a shallow fjord. The village was previously known as Hvalvík ("Bay of Whales"). It changed its name to Sandvík in 1913 as there was too much confusion regarding mail delivery, because there is another village named Hvalvík on Streymoy. The village had originally been known as Sandvík during the Viking Age.
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Öræfasveit Öræfasveit (] ) or Öræfi (previously called Litlahérað) is a western region in Austur-Skaftafellssýsla, between Breiðamerkursandur and the river Skeiðará, east of the village of Kirkjubæjarklaustur and South, West and East of the Öræfajökull volcano. It has been a part of the municipality of Hornafjörður since 1998. In the Middle Ages, this region was called "Hérað" or "Litlahérað", but was deserted in the wake of the 1362 eruption of Öræfajökull and the subsequent flooding of the region. After these events the region was simply called "Öræfi" ("wilderness/desolation").
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Glænø Glænø is a small Danish island off the west coast of Zealand between Basnæs Nor and Karrebæksminde Bugt. With an area of 5.6 km, as of 1 January 2010 it has a population of 57. Now part of Slagelse Municipality, it is connected to Stubberup, Zealand, by road over a dam some 100 meters long. Agriculture is the island's main source of income and there are several farms at the centre of the island. Glænø has a sandy beach, a bird sanctuary and offers opportunities for walking and angling.
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Brattahlíð Brattahlíð, often anglicised as Brattahlid, was Erik the Red's estate in the Eastern Settlement Viking colony he established in south-western Greenland toward the end of the 10th century. The present settlement of Qassiarsuk, approximately 5 km southwest from the Narsarsuaq settlement, is now located in its place. The site is located about 96 km from the ocean, at the head of the Tunulliarfik Fjord, and hence sheltered from ocean storms. Erik and his descendants lived there until about the mid-15th century. The name "Brattahlíð" means "the steep slope".
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Langø Langø is an island in Denmark. It is situated in the Ulvsund between Sjælland und Møn
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Hvalbakur Hvalbakur is a small island off the coast of Iceland. It is located in the Austurland region.
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Northern Isles The Northern Isles (Scots: "Northern Isles" ; Scottish Gaelic: "Na h-Eileanan a Tuath" ; ) is an archipelago comprising a chain of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The climate is cool and temperate and much influenced by the surrounding seas. There are two main island groups: Shetland and Orkney. There are a total of 26 inhabited islands with landscapes of the fertile agricultural islands of Orkney contrasting with the more rugged Shetland islands to the north, where the economy is more dependent on fishing and the oil wealth of the surrounding seas. Both have a developing renewable energy industry. They also share a common Pictish and Norse history. Both island groups were absorbed into the Kingdom of Scotland in the 15th century and remained part of the country following the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, and later the United Kingdom after 1801. The islands played a significant naval role during the world wars of the 20th century.
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Naddodd Naddod (Old Norse: "Naddoðr" or "Naddaðr" , literally "studded") was a Norse-Faroese Viking who is credited with the discovery of Iceland. Naddod was also one of the first settlers on the Faroe Islands after Grímur Kamban became the first to settle there around 825. Naddod was born in Agder, which comprises the two Norwegian counties of Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder.
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Ven (Sweden) Ven (Danish: "Hven" , older Swedish spelling Hven) is a small Swedish island in the Øresund strait, between Scania and Zealand (Denmark). It is part of Landskrona Municipality, Skåne County. The island has 371 inhabitants and an area of 7.5 sqkm . During the 1930s, the population was at its peak, with approximately 1,300 inhabitants. There are four villages on the island: Bäckviken, Tuna By, Norreborg and Kyrkbacken.
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Jøa Jøa is an island in the municipality of Fosnes in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The 55.3 km2 island lies on the south side of the Foldafjord between the mainland and the island of Otterøya. The island is partially forested with the southern part being flat and marshy and the northern part being more mountainous. The 297 m tall Moldvikfjellet is the highest point on the island.
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Falster Falster is an island in south-eastern Denmark with an area of 486.2 km2 and 43,398 inhabitants as of 1 January 2010. Located in the Baltic sea, it is part of Region Sjælland (County of Zealand) and is administered by Guldborgsund Municipality. Falster includes Denmark's southernmost point, Gedser Odde, near Gedser.
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Olaf II of Norway Olaf II Haraldsson (995 – 29 July 1030), later known as St. Olaf (and traditionally as St. Olave), was King of Norway from 1015 to 1028. He was posthumously given the title "Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae" (English: Eternal/Perpetual King of Norway ) and canonised at Nidaros in (Trondheim) by Bishop Grimkell, one year after his death in the Battle of Stiklestad on 29 July 1030. His remains were enshrined in Nidaros Cathedral, built over his burial site. His sainthood encouraged the widespread adoption of the Christian religion.
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Dannebrog Island Dannebrog Island (Danish: "Dannebrogsø" ) is an uninhabited island of the King Christian IX Land coast, Sermersooq municipality, southern Greenland. The island was named by officer of the Danish Navy Wilhelm August Graah.
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Foynøya Foynøya is an island off the coast of Nordaustlandet, Svalbard. Sources give the size as about 1.5 km2 or about 2 km2 . The island is named after whaling pioneer Svend Foyn. Previous names include "Walrus Eyland", "Föyen's Island" and "Foyn Island".