mac mac known english latin died significant late twelfth century magnate seated western scotland probably younger son mac lord wife daughter king isles twelfth century kingdom isles ruled father maternal grandfather existed hybrid bordered strengthening consolidating kingdom scots mid twelfth century rose power won brother law perished battle scots kingdom probably surviving sons appears southern time appears risen power leading member descendants known styled king isles lord lord isles claim title king like members derived member dynasty disappears record sons defeated brother death date unknown certain dates possibilities surviving contemporary sources reveal significant patron church father appears aligned traditional forms christianity associated newer reformed religious orders continent non existent seal pictured knight horseback indicates attempted present date ruler unlike anglo french contemporaries bordering kingdom scots known left sons went found powerful families daughters married cousins thirteenth century kings dynasty origins son mac lord died wife daughter king isles sons died died probably fourth appears couple eldest son little certain origins father marriage suggests belonged family substance half twelfth century encompassed ruled father law member dynasty rise power begun time surviving sources era suggest begun slip control david king scots died appears record rose rebellion sons royal mac recently king scots died year father law murdered ruling years succeeded son participated coup kingdom presenting potential king consequence brother law fought naval battle appear fallen control years later defeated outright took control entire island kingdom rose recorded early sources commanded massive invasion force men isles host sailed clyde landfall near today crushed scots slain following demise returned isles seated territories won retained descendants contemporary sources silent matter likely demise territory divided surviving sons precise lands unknown division lands later generations readily boundaries unlikely existed chaotic twelfth century possible territory generation stretched north south ruling north centred possibly bulk inheritance southern islands internal conflict little known descendants decades following demise appear record attested far isles durham certain later activities possible begun territories position head fact accorded title evidence displaced demise chronicle account connection merely work thirteenth century bias favouring powerful descendants chronicle records sons defeated particularly bloody battle chronicle identify location battle elaborate circumstances fought possible conflict took place northern domain lands hostile contact result rise power expense clash mark downfall ecclesiastical sources deal specifically grant grant probably dates period defeat evidence attempt secure alliance walter steward scotland died patrons members family powerful recently begun expand influence westwards frontier scottish realm fringes fallen hands time grant possible took advantage internal conflict seized island alternately received island payment military support appears gained upper hand expansion influence territories bounds scottish kingdom perceived threat william king scots died partly explain king construction royal castle fortress extended scottish royal authority outer region probably intended dominate william peripheral barons independent rulers borders scottish realm fact westward expansion appears suddenly ceased consequence royal anxiety concerning alliance titles seal royal inspection dated reveals styled latin charter abbey king isles lord title indicate claimed possessions father probably later charter styled latin lord isles grant abandonment title king favour lord significant connected defeat expansion rise power namesake cousin king isles died style unlike lord isles title adopted great great grandson lord isles died successive lords isles grant preserved documents dates late early thirteenth century later copy contained instrument dates document description seal impressed white wax fifteenth century alleged belonged seal described depicted ship filled men arms reverse seal said depicted man horseback armed sword hand member known styled documents use title seal probably derived leading members dynasty namesake bore title said borne similar sided seal descriptions cousins seals shows devices combined imagery anglo french knight maritime imagery probably power ruler island kingdom equestrian imagery appears feudal society cult reached peak early thirteenth centuries use seals leading lords seated periphery kingdoms scotland england probably illustrates desire present date modern contemporaries anglo french society namesake corresponds names fact closely related rulers shared personal names grandfather times title modern historians possibly conquest particular turn thirteenth century earl died point half twelfth century aside wife daughter earl married daughter earl ross woman member powerful northern open conflict scottish crown twelfth century previous extended influence ross claims passed children drew conflict scots account events reveals family gained control early charter evidence suggests william royal forces north summer appears indicate eldest son defeated possible event dates instead relates william northern campaign account records william successfully asserted royal power northern regions account species king stripped handed point account reveals overcame killed annals specifically date fall point entered saga states william learned taken control tasked king intervene scots behalf having received king message saga records duly gathered armed host isles ireland went forth subdued region account appears confirm participation region albeit slightly different circumstances states approached king attempted purchase william refused offer version events relates son king succeeded purchasing likely sea king assisted scots evidence suggesting instead example saga makes erroneous statement descended woman likely grandmother saga notes military force partly gathered likely known specifically styled translations account episode generally stated son recent main extant version chronicle shown particular text originally read latin man later altered include words source original manuscript probably read latin sea king question appears william act grandson example king playing member people possessed claim accordance norse custom right descent previous earlier instances requesting scottish kings considered william certainly granted grandson earl descendant daughter earl died directly descended previous scandinavian marriage meant regarded member cousin scandinavian instance historical source mentions man refer early thirteenth century indicates point men norwegian factions decided launch raiding expedition isles particular version source states styled king isles styled king paid taxes norwegian kings consequence saga records isles ravaged travelled norway reconciled king norway died took lands kings likely refer son died impossible king source instead refer king actually refer father named case events depicted appear wake destructive norwegian activity isles sort officially sanctioned punishment scandinavia son instead travelled norway rendered homage norwegian king compensation unpaid taxes according seventeenth century history point tenure followers fought certain ruler acquired lands identical certain man described chronicle power energy felt recorded year assumption chronicle brief account appears reveal member kingdom elite killing connected accession unknown individual history appear preserve memory intrusion episode example feuding dynasty ecclesiastical activities diocese ecclesiastical jurisdiction kingdom predecessors far diocese isles little known early history origins lie mid twelfth century reign maternal uncle king isles died diocese came incorporated newly established effect political reality diocese isles territorial borders nominal norway appears mirrored close twelfth century evidence new ecclesiastical jurisdiction diocese begins emerge ongoing dynasty early chronicle reveals bishop isles probably candidate deposed replaced michael died appears backed tenure appears spanned decades sustained period power isles downfall came time dynasty resurgence succeeded father years appears possibly downfall known accorded tenure quarter thirteenth century likely earlier bishops unknown surviving sources fact diocese appears record papal document dating decade twelfth century possible unknown successor bishop case tenure isles witnessed ecclesiastical shift sorts early succession uncertain jurisdiction appears domain direct control allowing readily act religious patrons interference like great geographic size diocese isles appears contributed outlying areas eventual fact reason suspect portions new diocese likewise detached scottish scottish crown welcomed formation new diocese formed plan project scottish royal authority region rulers region fact hostile scots diocese seat albeit recorded early fourteenth century lay far scottish king sphere influence case foundation diocese appears drawn gradual process unlikely work particular man early diocese suffered prolonged bishops recorded occupied turn mid thirteenth century time firmly established region allowing retain local control ecclesiastical power prestige chapel sixth century exiled died seated oversaw foundation numerous daughter houses surrounding islands mainland men choosing extended family appointed dependent houses time lasting monastic network ecclesiastical centred island led successors ongoing viking onslaught ninth century leadership relocated twelfth century abbot died successor relocated time ruled entire kingdom isles annals indicates attempted monastic leadership unfortunately proposal met significant opposition death year intentions controlling kingdom diocese leadership came years death monastery established monastery foundation charter dates december suggests responsible erection claimed early modern tradition preserved eighteenth century book hard evidence linking house foundation charter reveals monastery received substantial domain foundation appears supported leading members alive son charter placed monastery protection pope died secured episcopal independence diocese isles price privilege papal protection appears adoption centuries old institution decision establish completely contrasted ecclesiastical actions provoked prompt violent response according annals abbot built new monastery large force led landfall burnt new buildings ground sentiments preserved contemporary poem portrays violation rights unfortunately presence stay old monastery nearly new monastery attempt revive brought conflict secular ecclesiastical power northern ireland responsible foundation monastery decades indicate following father footsteps asserting king isles end twelfth century early thirteenth century foundation monastery established south site book reveals traditionally regarded founder states sister remembered source claim originally foundation erroneous statement religious woman seventeenth century record inscribed stone island said read founded sister like abbey remains reveal irish influences indicating likely irish fact apparent similarities layout abbey original church cathedral suggests foundation related earlier introduction order died english conquered years previous married died sister possible ecclesiastical connections partly complex region popularly said traditional burial place scottish kings advent dynasty contemporary evidence claims date thirteenth centuries called traditions appear constructed advance prestige royal burial site instigated encouraged certainly burial place later descendants leading members nobility oldest intact building island chapel judging certain irish influences architecture chapel thought date mid twelfth century building known house later descendants possible father responsible erection hand possible chapel constructed kings dynasty buried island father maternal grandfather member possibly father founded small house situated traditional monastery apparently daughter house house known founded surviving evidence monastery suggests probably founder example monastery charters confirmed pope vii died king scots died earliest grant produced house furthermore specifically state founder clan tradition preserved book evidence founder preserved thirteenth century french list houses names certain year possibility whilst begun planning house actually provided attempt relocate undertaken era established ireland isles evidence ecclesiastical found newer reformed orders continental christianity case ecclesiastical activities immediate descendants especially foundations reveal continental orders career waged war scots perished invasion scotland proper suggest ecclesiastical activities partly undertaken improve relations king scots additionally age monasteries built rulers status symbols wealth power foundations undertaken means portray date ruler death year circumstances death uncertain surviving contemporary sources failed mark demise according clan tradition preserved book died evidence supports date reason believe dates source unreliable fact source death sixteen years indicate died sixteen years earlier date correct death related defeat suffered hands brother chronicle records conflict gives hint demise account possibility slain internal conflict book shown instead source actually date demise date late man adult grant leave clues fate similarity charter granted son evidence documents drawn time charter evidence survived defeat hands charters indicate nearing end life grant indicate entered monks charter granted near end life possible ended days religious houses founded possible retirement partly explain disappears record family legacy wife recorded grant attempt represent latin according late tradition preserved history married daughter sister earl murray tradition correct chronology earl like named son successor died possibility tradition instead refer earlier earl mac died son named son died leading member open conflict scottish kings late early thirteenth centuries known left sons died line went produce powerful lords isles dominated entire expansive mainland territories half late fifteenth centuries founded obscure seated senior sons recorded years previous sons recorded chronicle slain sons particular record evidence succeeded sons extinguished line assumed control succession likely daughters married younger half brother died chronicle states marry daughter certain nobleman sister unnamed wife precise identification father law uncertain historical sources concerning contemporary link region styled lord possible marriage took place long considering age son unions appear orchestrated patch relations dynasty rival contested isles years fact possible formally recognised leading established leading magnate kingdom isles chiefly remembered early modern tradition link later descendants claims book present distinguished prosperity sway feats arms report received cross jerusalem statement imply undertook planned undertake pilgrimage crusade involvement enterprise impossible claim contemporary sources mid sixteenth century description islands clyde authored died reveals reign remembered isles sixteenth century account credited establishing law code administered leading hundreds years ancestry
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