mac noble late early 13th century eponymous children reason traditions accumulated later middle ages early modern period despite role historical world famous contemporary evidence yielding certain information life place tradition reason believing existence tradition historians accepted actual existence little certain entries irish annals discuss named praise poem surviving early modern period descended poem originally written miracle chronicle subject doubtful charter surviving similarly late era allegedly issued origins son son died 17th century history claimed father married daughter sister early 14th century hero earl suggested tradition derived version reality argued mother daughter famous lived 14th century charter father given wife named direct proof mother father carrying legacy father powerful magnate depending context bore titles king isles lord lord father legacy ancestor figure possible evidence life annals certain contemporary notices existence explicitly attested reliable contemporary source particular year sons suffered kind military defeat hands men isle annals reporting year recorded battle fought sons son men slaughter inflicted similar report source sons join raid irish city led brother lord year related mac sons son came seventy ships town greatly destroyed completely destroyed years later similar raid mentioned source son reported present time older brother mac recently rediscovered poem 17th century manuscript written addressed mac mac gaze possible refer mac claim recent editor poem gives little information addressed word originally meant later meant refer region clear refer rulers dublin possibly miracle chronicle chronicle kings man related story involved according text following death new ruler persecuted old king favourite persecuted vassal described aged man named young son subsequently imprisoned owing intervention son managed escape brought thanks story abbey mary monastic house chronicle kept possible charter charter allegedly issued found abbey charter given title instead merely described son son charter thought historians mainly witness list wording charter words similar genuine charter son presumably explanation monks later stage thought interest replicate charter order add authority founder land rights death ireland invaded territory defeating killing irish king battle according allies died mac descendant king nobles slain irish historian suggested mac mac main argument 17th century book relayed tradition invited irish come western isles greater mcdonald believed mac referred mac thought clear favourite mac older brother recently offered extended case view arguing number grounds far best candidate assuming dead man date death fixed tradition placed tradition usually rejected modern historians falling far late suggested death taken place collected allegiance argued likely occurred february son grant lord suggesting retired legacy main legacy eponymous founding figure famous early modern tradition thought lord isles like descendants tradition related king scotland sent messenger requesting hold isles alexander king denmark said responded predecessors rights isles crown denmark renewed present king thereof portrayal struggle king norway scottish crown western scotland giving senior role fit contemporary evidence written denmark ruled norway established rulers isles life probably subordinate older brother said little explicit contemporary evidence significant figure lifetime appears left son respectable size centred younger son appears left lands according praise poem written son realm inherited included house teach
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