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554:, was forced to flee Lewis, leaving behind his wife, retainers, and goods; according to Thomas, this shows that Þórmóðr was a resident on the island. Thomas noted that Þórmóðr Þórkelsson was married in about 1231, and on the assumption that each generation could be estimated to be 30 years, Thomas gave Þórmóðr's birth at 1201; his (supposed) father, Þórketill, at 1171; Þórketill's father Þórmóðr at 1141; and this man's father at 1111. Thomas concluded that the elder Þórmóðr would have been born at about the time Ljótólfr
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Ian
Beuermann, the saga is useful not for the specific events it describes, but rather for what it reveals about "the ideas shaping the texts during the periods of composition or revision". For example, it is possible that even one of the main characters of the saga,
313:, who had been appointed the earl of half of Orkney by the King of Norway. Óláfr was later burned to death inside his own house by Ölvir, the grandson of Frakökk, an ambitious woman, portrayed as a villain in the saga. Frakökk attempted to win the
131:. Ljótólfr's son, Fugl, appears in the saga, although he is depicted at being at odds with Sveinn, until a relative of Fugl's negotiates peace between the two. Several historians have considered Ljótólfr to be an ancestor of
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371:, where he married a wealthy widow. Some time later, Sveinn and his men were attacked by a force led by Holdboði, and in consequence Sveinn left the island and sailed north into the Hebrides to Lewis.
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invaded the
Hebrides, and asserted his right over the islands; he did so again in 1102–3. He is thought to have planned to unite Orkney, the Hebrides, and the Isle of Mann, under the control of
234:. Historian Magnús Stefánsson described the political situation of the Hebrides and the Isle of Man during the 11th and early 12th century as being unstable, and suffering from the rivalries of
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Williams, Gareth (2007), "'These people were high-born and thought a lot of themselves': A family of Moddan of Dale", in Smith, Beverley Ballin; Taylor, Simon; Williams, Gareth (eds.),
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A.O. Anderson dated the marriage to no earlier than 1140; he dated the attack to no earlier than 1141; and dated Sveinn leaving the island for Lewis, no earlier than the year 1142.
266:: the Outer Hebrides remained under the control of Gofraidh, but the Inner Hebrides were ruled separately by Somhairle. Two years later, Somhairle successfully invaded the
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348:. The saga notes that Sveinn was accompanied by Ljótólfr, and that Sveinn had spent much of the previous spring with Ljótólfr. The chieftain who lived at Thurso was an
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in origin, and like Ljótólfr and Fugl, he is described as being originally from the
Hebrides. The saga also states that he was from a good family.
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Anderson's English edition of the saga (1873), later on Anakol's brother, Arnfinnr, and three other men, including a man named
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set foot in the islands for over a century and a half. With Magnús' death, the Outer
Hebrides were brought back under the control of the
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464:, the 20th-century clan historian Alick Morrison considered it possible that Ljótólfr could be an ancestor of Leod, albeit on his
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Further on in the saga, it is stated that Sveinn's brother, Gunni Óláfsson, had children with Margrét Hákonardóttir, mother of
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Hebrides and the Isle of Man into an effective independent kingdom. In 1098–9, the Norwegian king
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Isle of Lewis. Ljótólfr has a son, Fugl, another minor character in the saga, who is also described as being from the island.
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Icelandic sagas and other historical documents relating to the settlements and descents of the
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ancestor of the clan—although the current understanding of the clan's ancestry regards another man as the eponym.
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of Man, died". Anderson stated that it is possible that Ljótólfr's son was the mentioned sheriff. Later in 1937, Manx
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The saga relates how in Orkney, Sveinn murdered one of the earl's followers, and immediately fled to the
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Liestøl, Aslak (1983), "An Iona rune stone and the world of Man and the Isles", in Fell, Christine;
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noted this sheriff, and two other instances of the name on the island, and stated that these names (
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History of the Outer
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zone. On one such occasion, Sveinn set up a base on the
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relates how Ljótólfr was a friendly acquaintance of the
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Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
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Ancient History of Orkney, Caithness, & the North
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Viking Answer Lady Webpage (www.vikinganswerlady.com)
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word meaning "light", "shining"; the second element,
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until the end of the 16th century. The Gaelic names
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183:research fellow
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2334:Clan battles
2318:
2314:Dunvegan Cup
2168:Sir Reginald
2122:Sir Rory Mor
2094:William Dubh
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1899:the original
1894:
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1097:the original
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1009:, retrieved
1005:the original
999:
993:, p. 13
982:
972:, retrieved
968:
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937:
928:
923:: pp. 85–94.
921:Liestøl 1983
906:MacLeod 1927
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2183:Hugh Magnus
2153:John Norman
2046:Clan chiefs
1975:Woolf, Alex
1880:(1879–80),
1856:(1874–76),
1811:Helle, Knut
1016:; see also
995:; and also
685:Manx Gaelic
535:kings' saga
491:: "seed of
404:antiquarian
369:Isle of Man
307:Ölvir Rósta
268:Isle of Man
236:petty kings
2506:Categories
2304:Fairy Flag
2173:Dame Flora
1469:8 December
1427:17 January
1186:Woolf 2004
1174:Woolf 2004
1162:Woolf 2004
1071:Kneen 1937
825:References
782:Anglicised
588:Liotholfus
558:on Lewis.
556:flourished
501:("seed of
332:island of
272:the throne
228:Sutherland
143:Background
119:chieftain
79:flourished
47:Fugl (son)
2089:Iain Borb
2079:Iain Ciar
1983:Edinburgh
1968:1569-1462
1789:Edinburgh
1773:Edinburgh
1611:Edinburgh
1596:Edinburgh
1487:: 233–258
1440:Edinburgh
1401:: p. 182.
1389:: p. 187.
1377:: p. 159.
1365:: p. 139.
1353:: p. 236.
1341:: p. 156.
1329:: p. 155.
1317:: p. 154.
1227:: p. 192.
1188:: p. 104.
1176:: p. 103.
1164:: p. 101.
1137:: p. 207.
1122:: p. 205.
1061:: p. 259.
838:Pope 1866
745:Icelandic
741:Vigfusson
531:Þórketill
477:Þórketill
430:Old Norse
416:eponymous
408:eponymous
365:Irish Sea
346:Caithness
326:Suðreyjar
224:Caithness
171:Icelander
137:eponymous
2479:Ljótólfr
2420:MacLeòid
2222:Roderick
2218:Roderick
2209:Roderick
2203:Roderick
2135:Roderick
2129:Roderick
1927:citation
1705:(1937),
1680:(2005),
1588:(1922),
1106:21 March
1040:citation
815:Ljótólfr
790:MacLeòid
753:footnote
737:Ljótólfr
670:linguist
562:See also
462:Ljótólfr
454:Germanic
446:Ljótólfr
398:Captain
361:Hebrides
232:Hebrides
125:banished
102:Hebrides
91:nobleman
69:Ljótólfr
44:Children
25:Ljótólfr
2427:MacLeod
2213:Torquil
2206:Torquil
2199:Torquil
2115:William
2103:William
2074:Malcolm
1987:Birlinn
1813:(ed.),
1758:Paisley
1510:13 June
1073:: p. 7.
1031:13 June
1021:lexikon
974:13 June
945:1 April
939:CANMORE
813:, like
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755:reads "
688:Foghial
666:sheriff
608:Ljotulf
604:Ljotolf
600:Liotulf
596:Liótólf
592:Liotolf
527:Þórmóðr
522:Torcall
503:Torcall
495:") and
466:distaff
425:MacLeod
291:Gairsay
270:, took
248:his son
161:Sources
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2112:Norman
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516:Tormod
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