Aonghus Mór mac Domhnaill was a leading figure in the thirteenth-century kingdoms of the Isles and Scotland. He was a son of Domhnall mac Raghnaill, the eponym of Clann Domhnaill, a branch of Clann So
The apparent name of Domhnall mac Raghnaill as it appears on folio 47v of British Library Cotton Julius A VII (the Chronicle of Mann): "Dofnaldus".
The seal of Haraldr Óláfsson, King of Mann and the Isles. The device depicts a sailing vessel on one side similar to that of Aonghus Mór. To the rulers of the Isles, such vessels were symbols of power and authority.
The name of Brian Ó Néill as it appears on folio 68r of Oxford Bodleian Library Rawlinson B 489.
A rook gaming piece of the Lewis chessmen. The Scandinavian connections of leading members of the Isles may have been reflected in their military armament, and could have resembled that depicted upon such gaming pieces.
Ruaidhrí mac Raghnaill was a leading figure in the Kingdom of the Isles and a member of Clann Somhairle. He was a son of Raghnall mac Somhairle and was the eponymous ancestor of Clann Ruaidhrí. Ruaidh
The name of Óláfr Guðrøðarson's wife as it appears on folio 42r of British Library Cotton Julius A VII: "Lauon". This woman seems to have been a close kinswoman of Ruaidhrí, perhaps a daughter.
The title of the wife of Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson as it appears on folio 42v of British Library Cotton Julius A VII: "regina Insularum" ("Queen of the Isles").
Ruinous Tarbert Castle. This royal fortress in northern Kyntyre seems to have been constructed in the aftermath of the Scottish campaign against Ruaidhrí. Much of the castle's visible remains date to work undertaken in the 1320s and about 1500.
Coat of arms of Alexander II as it appears on folio 146v of British Library Royal 14 C VII (Historia Anglorum). The inverted shield represents the king's death in 1249.