Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson
King of the Isles · Historical Figures · Lived c. 1165 to 1229
Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson ruled as King of the Isles from 1187 to 1226. He was the eldest son of Guðrøðr Óláfsson, King of Dublin and the Isles. Although the latter may have intended for his younger son, Óláfr, to succeed to the kingship, the Islesmen chose Rǫgnvaldr, who was likely Óláfr's half-brother.
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![Map of the Kingdom of the Isles c.1200.[51] The lands of the Crovan dynasty bordering those of the Meic Somairle.](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?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Map of the Kingdom of the Isles c.1200.[51] The lands of the Crovan dynasty bordering those of the Meic Somairle.![A king gaming piece of the Lewis chessmen.[75] Comprising some four sets,[76] the pieces are thought to have been crafted in Norway in the twelfth- and thirteenth centuries.[77] They were uncovered in Lewis in the early nineteenth century.[78]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Lewis_chessmen_14%2C_cropped.jpg/1280px-Lewis_chessmen_14%2C_cropped.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
A king gaming piece of the Lewis chessmen.[75] Comprising some four sets,[76] the pieces are thought to have been crafted in Norway in the twelfth- and thirteenth centuries.[77] They were uncovered in Lewis in the early nineteenth century.[78]![Excerpt from page 26 of Dublin Royal Irish Academy 23 E 29 (Baile suthach síth Emhna). This stanza about Rǫgnvaldr translates: "Thou hast inflicted a rout on Maelbheirn in defeat, and the fresh blows were as battle demons from thee; many the men in a glen prostrate in defeat from a bright slender blue-eyed noble battle-spirit".[86]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/R%C7%ABgnvaldr_Gu%C3%B0r%C3%B8%C3%B0arson_%28Dublin_Royal_Irish_Academy_MS_23_E_29%2C_page_26%29.jpg/330px-R%C7%ABgnvaldr_Gu%C3%B0r%C3%B8%C3%B0arson_%28Dublin_Royal_Irish_Academy_MS_23_E_29%2C_page_26%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Excerpt from page 26 of Dublin Royal Irish Academy 23 E 29 (Baile suthach síth Emhna). This stanza about Rǫgnvaldr translates: "Thou hast inflicted a rout on Maelbheirn in defeat, and the fresh blows were as battle demons from thee; many the men in a glen prostrate in defeat from a bright slender blue-eyed noble battle-spirit".[86]
Seal of William I, King of Scotland.![The name of Haraldr Maddaðarson, Earl of Orkney and Caithness as it appears on folio 56v of AM 47 fol (Eirspennill): "Haʀalldz I(arls) Maddaðar s(sonar)".[101] Like Rǫgnvaldr, Haraldr Maddaðarson operated in a mixed Norse-Gaelic milieu, contending with Scottish and Norwegian kings alike.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Haraldr_Madda%C3%B0arson_%28AM_47_fol%2C_fol._56v%29.jpg/330px-Haraldr_Madda%C3%B0arson_%28AM_47_fol%2C_fol._56v%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The name of Haraldr Maddaðarson, Earl of Orkney and Caithness as it appears on folio 56v of AM 47 fol (Eirspennill): "Haʀalldz I(arls) Maddaðar s(sonar)".[101] Like Rǫgnvaldr, Haraldr Maddaðarson operated in a mixed Norse-Gaelic milieu, contending with Scottish and Norwegian kings alike.![Ruinous Castle of Old Wick, a seemingly twelfth- or thirteenth-century fortress, was possibly the power centre of Haraldr Maddaðarson.[105]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/OldCastleWick.jpg/1280px-OldCastleWick.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
Ruinous Castle of Old Wick, a seemingly twelfth- or thirteenth-century fortress, was possibly the power centre of Haraldr Maddaðarson.[105]![According to tradition, the stone circle Clach an Righ ("King's Stone"), near Syre, marks the site where Haraldr Maddaðarson was defeated by Rǫgnvaldr.[111]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/A_stone_in_the_Clach_an_Righ_circle.jpg/500px-A_stone_in_the_Clach_an_Righ_circle.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
According to tradition, the stone circle Clach an Righ ("King's Stone"), near Syre, marks the site where Haraldr Maddaðarson was defeated by Rǫgnvaldr.[111]![The Isle of Man Airport encompasses a site once called Ronaldsway. Rǫgnvaldr may well be the eponym of this place name.[118]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Derbyhaven%2C_Isle_of_Man.jpg/500px-Derbyhaven%2C_Isle_of_Man.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
The Isle of Man Airport encompasses a site once called Ronaldsway. Rǫgnvaldr may well be the eponym of this place name.[118]About this person
Rǫgnvaldr went on to rule the Kingdom of the Isles for almost forty years before losing control to Óláfr.
