Magnús Óláfsson
King of Mann and the Isles · Historical Figures · Lived 1201 to 1265 · aged 64
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Something wrong?Magnús Óláfsson was a King of Mann and the Isles. He was a son of Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles, and a member of the Crovan dynasty. Magnús' realm encompassed Mann and parts of the Hebrides.
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![Map of the Kingdom of the Isles circa 1200.[3] The lands of the Crovan dynasty bordering those of Clann Somhairle.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Kingdom_of_the_Isles%2C_circa_1200_%28png_version%29_02.png/500px-Kingdom_of_the_Isles%2C_circa_1200_%28png_version%29_02.png)
Map of the Kingdom of the Isles circa 1200.[3] The lands of the Crovan dynasty bordering those of Clann Somhairle.
![Castle Rushen, where Magnús died in 1265. By the mid thirteenth century the castle had become the power-centre on Mann. The castle dates to the late twelfth- or early thirteenth century.[28]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Castle_Rushen_01.jpg/500px-Castle_Rushen_01.jpg)
Castle Rushen, where Magnús died in 1265. By the mid thirteenth century the castle had become the power-centre on Mann. The castle dates to the late twelfth- or early thirteenth century.[28]
Looking south-east from Tarbet harbour, on the north-western shores of Loch Lomond. After dragging their vessels overland from Loch Long, Magnús and his Hebredian comrades launched their ships from what is today Tarbet, and plundered the islands and shores of Loch Lomond.
Magnús' surviving 1256 charter.![Magnús' name as it appears on folio 122r of AM 45 fol (Codex Frisianus): "Magnus konvngr or Man".[76]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Magn%C3%BAs_%C3%93l%C3%A1fsson_%28AM_45_fol%2C_fol._122r%29.jpg/330px-Magn%C3%BAs_%C3%93l%C3%A1fsson_%28AM_45_fol%2C_fol._122r%29.jpg)
Magnús' name as it appears on folio 122r of AM 45 fol (Codex Frisianus): "Magnus konvngr or Man".[76]In their orbit
Sibling: Haraldr ÓláfssonAbout this person
Magnús Óláfsson was a King of Mann and the Isles. He was a son of Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles, and a member of the Crovan dynasty. Magnús' realm encompassed Mann and parts of the Hebrides. Some leading members of Magnús' family - such as his father - styled themselves "King of the Isles"; other members - such as Magnús and his brothers - styled themselves "King of Mann and the Isles". Although kings in their own right, leading members of the Crovan dynasty paid tribute to the Kings of Norway and generally recognised a nominal Norwegian overlordship of Mann and the Hebrides. Magnus was forced to cede lordship of the Isle of Mann to King Alexander III and swear fealty to him in 1264 after the Battle of Largs between the Norwegians and Scots after which the Norwegians retreated to Orkney.
Historical Figures born in the 1200s 6
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