List of rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles
Late 10th and 11th centuries

List of rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles

Section Title: Late 10th and 11th centuries
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Ruler of the Hebrides and Mann	Period of Rule	Title	Notes

Amlaíb Cuarán	c. 941?–980	King of the Isles (and possibly King of Mann)	Amlaíb was later King of Dublin and succeeded Amlaíb mac Gofraid as King of Northumbria in 941 and died on Iona in 981

Maccus mac Arailt	980–?	King of the Isles	Said to have been "brought under subjection" by Edgar the Peaceful, King of England who died in 975

Gofraid mac Arailt	?–989	King of the Isles	Brother of Maccus mac Arailt

Gilli	990–?	Jarl	Operated under Sigurd the Stout, Earl of Orkney & Mormaer of Caithness. Married to Sigurd's sister.

Ragnall mac Gofraid	?–1005	King of the Isles	Son of Gofraid mac Arailt

Sigurd the Stout	1005–1014	Earl of Orkney & Mormaer of Caithness	Vassal of the King of Norway

Einar Sigurdsson*?	1014–1016?	Joint Earl of Orkney	Thomson (2008) suggests Einar rangmunnr may have inherited his father's territories in the Hebrides.

Håkon Eiriksson*	1016–1030	Ruler of the Suðreyar	Possibly as a vassal of Cnut the Great

Olaf Sigtryggsson*	1030?–1034	King of Mann and many of the other islands of Denmark	Son of Sitric Silkbeard and grandson of Amlaíb Cuarán

Thorfinn the Mighty	c 1035–c 1058	Earl of Orkney & Mormaer of Caithness	Vassal of the King of Norway

Ímar mac Arailt*	c 1045?	Ruler of Dublin and possibly Mann. In 1045 Ímar crushed the Ulaid in a raid on Rathlin which may be evidence that he also controlled Mann at this point.

Echmarcach mac Ragnaill*	1052–1061	King of Mann	Probably ruler of both Dublin and Mann prior to 1052, when he was expelled from the former by Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó.

Murchad mac Diarmata*	1061–1070	King of Dublin and Mann?

Diarmait mac Maíl na mBó	1070–1072	King of Dublin and the Isles	Father of Murchad, but who ruled after him over Dublin "and, one assumes, Man"

Godred Sitricson	?–1074	King of Man

Fingal Godredson	1074–?	King of Man	Son of Godred Sitricson

Godred Crovan	1079–1094	King of Dublin and the Isles	Son of "Harald the Black of Ysland"

Possibly Lagmann Godredsson	1095–1098	Eldest son of Godred Crovan. Whether Lagmann began his reign before or after Magnus Barelegs's arrival is not known for certain.

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Ragnall mac Gofraid was accorded the kingship of the Isles.

final_sentence: Ragnall mac Gofraid was accorded the kingship of the Isles.