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Fergus of Galloway
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Fergus of Galloway was a twelfth-century Lord of Galloway. Although his familial origins are unknown, it is possible that he was of Norse–Gaelic ancestry. Fergus first appears on record in 1136, when
One of the mounds in Lochfergus, a now-drained lochan near Kirkcudbright, where Fergus may have had a fortress
One of the mounds in Lochfergus, a now-drained lochan near Kirkcudbright, where Fergus may have had a fortress
The ruinous castle of Cruggleton from a distance. This fortress was an ancient Gallovidian power centre, and the castle itself may have been built by
The ruinous castle of Cruggleton from a distance. This fortress was an ancient Gallovidian power centre, and the castle itself may have been built by Fergus's grandson, Roland fitz Uhtred.
Seal of Alexander I, King of Scotland, apparent brother-in-law of Fergus
Seal of Alexander I, King of Scotland, apparent brother-in-law of Fergus
Henry I, King of England as depicted in British Library Royal 14 C VII
Henry I, King of England as depicted in British Library Royal 14 C VII
Óláfr Guðrøðarson (died 1153)
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Óláfr Guðrøðarson was a twelfth-century King of Mann and the Isles. As a younger son of Guðrøðr Crovan, King of Dublin and the Isles, Óláfr witnessed a vicious power struggle between his elder brother
Fergus of Galloway
…of Henry I, King of England. It is possible that Elizabeth Fitzroy was the mother of Fergus's three children. Fergus forged a marital alliance with Óláfr Guðrøðarson, King of the Isles, through the marriage of the latter to Fergus's daughter, Affraic. As a consequence of this union, the leading branch of the Crovan dynasty descended…
Óláfr's name and title as it appears on folio 35v. of British Library Cotton Julius A VII (the Chronicle of Mann): "Olavus rex".
Óláfr's name and title as it appears on folio 35v. of British Library Cotton Julius A VII (the Chronicle of Mann): "Olavus rex".
Nineteenth-century depiction of Magnús Óláfsson's forces in Ireland.
Nineteenth-century depiction of Magnús Óláfsson's forces in Ireland.
The name of Óláfr's wife, Affraic ingen Fergusa, as it appears on folio 35v of British Library Cotton Julius A VII: "Affricam".
The name of Óláfr's wife, Affraic ingen Fergusa, as it appears on folio 35v of British Library Cotton Julius A VII: "Affricam".
A queen gaming piece of the so-called Lewis chessmen. Almost nothing is known of queenship in the Isles.
A queen gaming piece of the so-called Lewis chessmen. Almost nothing is known of queenship in the Isles.