- Abt 989
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Name |
Godfred (Goffraid) King of The Isles |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
Abt 989 |
Person ID |
I161305 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
19 Aug 2013 |
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Notes |
- The Kings of the Isle of Man compiled by Stewart Baldwin athttp://www.rootsweb.com/~medieval/man.htm
"Note 1: The Harald who was father of Godred is not identified in theprimary sources, but the king of Limerick of that name seems like themost likely individual. In the list of the kings of Man, NHI (vol. 9, p.466) suggests that the Harald who was father of Godred might have beenHarald of Denmark (son of Gorm the Old), but this seems unlikely. Somewould include a certain "Magnus", also a son of Harald, as another kingduring this period, but it is likely that this is a mistake. Theexistence of a "Magnus" son of Harald is given only in late sources, andseems to be a error for "mac Arailt" in the earlier sources, in which"mac" became "Maccus" and then "Magnus" in successive corruptions of therecords. In further support of this, observe that the personal name"Magnus" is based on the Latin word magnus ("great"), and, if we are togive any credence to the account of Heimskringla, the name derives moredirectly from Charlemagne ("Carolus Magnus" in Latin), with king Magnus"the Good" of Norway being the first individual of that name. This wouldseem to exclude the possibility that a Viking bore that name as early asthe tenth century. While it is possible that "Maccus" is a corruption ofsome other Scandinavian name, it seems much more likley that the "macArailt" who appears in the annals was the son of Harald about whom wealready know, i.e., Goffraid mac Arailt. "
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