Olaf II of Man
The king Olaf II of the island of Man , also called Olave or Olaf Svarti ( the Black ) in certain texts, was the older brother of his predecessor, the king Ragnald IV of Man.
The parents of Olaf, of Irish origin , were Godfred V and Findguala.
His/her young brother Ragnald IV usurped the capacity to him and it is only after years of fight that Olaf killed it and took the throne to him, in 1229. According to certain sources, Findguala was the third and last wife of Gudrod, which could imply that Olaf was in fact youngest of the brothers. He is nevertheless the heir awaited by his father.
He was then relieved by Alan, lord of Galloway which forced it to flee for the Norway, where he accepted the support of the king Håkon IV of Norway which gave him a small fleet. Olaf left for the the Orkneys where new forces made it possible its fleet to be packed. It returned on Man which it managed to invade and to reconquer. It sent then part of its troops to the attack of the castle of Rothesay of which it was made main.
Olaf died the May 21st 1237 with the Château of Peel. The elder one of its surviving sons, succeeded to him under the name of Harald de Man. Thereafter, young person wire of Olaf became the king Magnus II.
See too
- List of the leaders of the island of Man
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