Olaf Guthfrithson
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Olaf Guthfrithson or Anlaf Guthfrithson was a Hiberno-Scandinavian leader who ruled Dublin and Viking Northumbria in the 10th century. He was the son of Gofraid ua Ímair and great-grandson of Ímar, ma
Sigtrygg Silkbeard (989–1029)
Battle of Brunanburh
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The Battle of Brunanburh was fought in 937 between Æthelstan, King of England, and an alliance of Olaf Guthfrithson, King of Dublin; Constantine II, King of Scotland; and Owain, King of Strathclyde. T
Olaf Guthfrithson
…Kingdom of Northumbria which his father had ruled briefly in 927. The forces of Olaf and Constantine were defeated by the English led by Æthelstan at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. Olaf returned to Ireland in 938 but after Æthelstan's death the following year Olaf left for York where he was quickly able to establish himself…
A portrait of Æthelstan presenting a book to Saint Cuthbert
The Brackenwood golf course at Bebington, Wirral
Ancient artesian spring at Barton-upon-Humber