Tags: Monarch.

Godred Crovan (Old Irish: Gofraid mac meic Arailt Gofraid Méranech; Guðrøðr; Manx: Gorree Crovan) (died 1095) was a Norse-Gael ruler of Dublin and King of Mann and the Isles in the second half of the 11th century. Godred’s epithet Crovan may mean white hand (Middle Irish: crobh bhan). In Manx folklore he is known as King Orry.

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active years end year
1095-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1079-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Isle of Man
death date
1095-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Islay
parent
Ímar mac Arailt
predecessor
Fingal mac Gofraid
successor
Magnus Barefoot
title
King of Mann and the Isles and King of Dublin

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