Guðrøðr Rǫgnvaldsson
King of the Isles · Died 1231
Guðrøðr Rǫgnvaldsson, also known as Guðrøðr Dond, was a thirteenth-century ruler of the Kingdom of the Isles. He was a member of the Crovan dynasty, and a son of Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles, the eldest son of Guðrøðr Óláfsson, King of Dublin and the Isles.
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![A king gaming piece of the so-called Lewis chessmen.[44][[#C7|Caldwell; Hall; Wilkinson (2009)]] pp. 197-198. the pieces are thought to have been crafted in Norway in the twelfth- and thirteenth centuries.[[#C7|Caldwell; Hall; Wilkinson (2009)]] pp. 165, 197-198. They were uncovered in [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]] in the early nineteenth century.[[#C7|Caldwell; Hall; Wilkinson (2009)]] pp. 155, 168-173."},"2":{"wt":"group=note"}},"i":0}}]}">[note 2]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Le_roi_%28pi%C3%A8ce_d%27un_jeu_d%27%C3%A9chec_m%C3%A9di%C3%A9val_en_ivoire%29_%2814496303221%29.jpg/500px-Le_roi_%28pi%C3%A8ce_d%27un_jeu_d%27%C3%A9chec_m%C3%A9di%C3%A9val_en_ivoire%29_%2814496303221%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
A king gaming piece of the so-called Lewis chessmen.[44][[#C7|Caldwell; Hall; Wilkinson (2009)]] pp. 197-198. the pieces are thought to have been crafted in Norway in the twelfth- and thirteenth centuries.[[#C7|Caldwell; Hall; Wilkinson (2009)]] pp. 165, 197-198. They were uncovered in [[Isle of Lewis|Lewis]] in the early nineteenth century.[[#C7|Caldwell; Hall; Wilkinson (2009)]] pp. 155, 168-173."},"2":{"wt":"group=note"}},"i":0}}]}">[note 2]![The name of Ingi Bárðarson as it appears on folio 139v of AM 47 fol (Eirspennill): "Inga Barðar s(son)".[57] The thirteenth-century kings of Norway were nominal overlords of the kings of the Isles.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Ingi_B%C3%A1r%C3%B0arson_%28AM_47_fol%2C_folio_139v%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
The name of Ingi Bárðarson as it appears on folio 139v of AM 47 fol (Eirspennill): "Inga Barðar s(son)".[57] The thirteenth-century kings of Norway were nominal overlords of the kings of the Isles.![The royal title of Lauon's sister - Guðrøðr's mother - as it appears on folio 42v of British Library Cotton Julius A VII: "regina Insularum" ("Queen of the Isles").[83] Almost nothing is known of queenship in the Isles.[84]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Queen_of_the_Isles_%28British_Library_Cotton_MS_Julius_A_VII%2C_folio_42v%29.jpg/500px-Queen_of_the_Isles_%28British_Library_Cotton_MS_Julius_A_VII%2C_folio_42v%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The royal title of Lauon's sister - Guðrøðr's mother - as it appears on folio 42v of British Library Cotton Julius A VII: "regina Insularum" ("Queen of the Isles").[83] Almost nothing is known of queenship in the Isles.[84]
Eilean Chaluim Chille, Kilmuir, Skye. This meadow was once a loch, and may have been the site where Guðrøðr was attacked and defeated by Óláfr.![The name of Páll Bálkason as it appears on folio 42v of British Library Cotton Julius A VII: "Pol filius Boke".[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/P%C3%A1ll_B%C3%A1lkason_%28British_Library_Cotton_MS_Julius_A_VII%2C_folio_42v%29.jpg/500px-P%C3%A1ll_B%C3%A1lkason_%28British_Library_Cotton_MS_Julius_A_VII%2C_folio_42v%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The name of Páll Bálkason as it appears on folio 42v of British Library Cotton Julius A VII: "Pol filius Boke".[1]![The seal of Alan fitz Roland, Rǫgnvaldr's ally against Óláfr.[116]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Alan_fitz_Roland%2C_Lord_of_Galloway_seal.png/500px-Alan_fitz_Roland%2C_Lord_of_Galloway_seal.png?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The seal of Alan fitz Roland, Rǫgnvaldr's ally against Óláfr.[116]![Detail from Maughold IV,[125] a Manx runestone displaying a contemporary sailing vessel.[126] The power of the kings of the Isles lay in their armed galley fleets.[127]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Maughold_stone%2C_Hedin_cross%2C_ship.jpg/500px-Maughold_stone%2C_Hedin_cross%2C_ship.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Detail from Maughold IV,[125] a Manx runestone displaying a contemporary sailing vessel.[126] The power of the kings of the Isles lay in their armed galley fleets.[127]About this person
Although the latter may have intended for his younger son, Óláfr, to succeed to the kingship, the Islesmen instead settled upon Rǫgnvaldr, who went on to rule the Kingdom of the Isles for almost forty years. The bitterly disputed royal succession divided the Crovan dynasty for three generations, and played a central role in Guðrøðr's recorded life.