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Gormflaith Ingen Flann Sinna Mac Aedh

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• Gormflaith Ingen Flann Sinna Mac Aedh was born in Ireland.
• She died in 948 in Ireland.

• Gormflaith was notable for been the successive queen consort of Munster, Leinster and Tara.
• Gormflaith Ingen Flann Sinna Mac Aedh held the title of Queen of Munster.
• She held the title of Queen of Leinster.
• She held the title of Queen of Tara from 909 to 919.
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Conaing Uí Néill, prince of Ireland

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• Conaing Uí Néill, prince of Ireland, was born about 877 in Ireland.
• He died in 937 in Ireland.

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Maelmuire Njalsdotter

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• Maelmuire Njalsdotter was born about 880.
• She died in 965.

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Muirchertach mac Néill

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• Muirchertach mac Néill was born about 875 in Inishowen, Donegal, Ireland.
• He died on 26 March 943 in Ireland.

• Muirchertach mac Néill was also known as Muirchertach of the Leather Cloaks.
• He was also known as Muirchertach na Cochall Craicinn.
• Muirchertach belonged to the Cenél nEógain sept of the northern Uí Néill. He was the son of Niall Glúndub and Gormlaith, thus his father and both of his grandfathers—Niall's father Áed Finnliath and Gormlaith's father Flann Sinna—had been High King of Ireland. Máel Muire ingen Cináeda (died 913), his father's mother, had after the death of Áed been married to Flann Sinna, and had borne him Domnall (died 921) and Liagnach (died 932). She was a daughter of king of the Picts, Cináed mac Ailpín. His wife was Dubhdara ingen Cellaig, daughter of Cellach mac Cerbaill and sister of Donnchad mac Cellaig, both kings of Osraige.
  Melkorka Mýrkjartansdóttir, whose story is told in the Icelandic Laxdæla saga, claimed to be the daughter of Muirchertach. Melkorka was sold as a slave to the Icelandic chieftain Höskuldur Dala-Kollsson, with whom she had an illegitimate son named Ólafur “Pái” Höskuldsson. Ólafur became a successful chieftain in Iceland, and is one of the major characters of Laxdæla saga.
• He held the title of High King of Ailech from 15 September 919 to 26 February 943.
• He held the title of King of Ailech from 938 to 943.
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Domnall ua Néill

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• Domnall ua Néill was born about 910 in Dublin, Ireland.
• He died in 980 in Armagh, Armagh, Ireland.

• Domnall ua Néill was also known as Donal O'Neill.
• Domnall mac Muirchertaig (died c. 566), called Domnall Ilchelgach (Domnall of the Many Deceits) and Domnall mac Maic Ercae, was said to be a High King of Ireland.
  Domnall was a son of Muirchertach mac Muiredaig, and belonged to that part the northern branch of the Uí Néill—the kindred name is probably anachronistic in his time and dates from perhaps a generation later—which would later be known as the Cenél nEógain. Together with his brother Forggus, and perhaps also their kinsman Ainmuire mac Sétnai, he is said to have been High King following the death of Diarmait mac Cerbaill, whose enemy they had been. The beginning of their reign is conventionally dated to c. 565, based on the testimony of the Annals of Ulster, but recent studies have suggested that this is several years too late and that the dates in the Annals of Tigernach are more reliable in this period.
  Domnall, Forggus and Ainmuire, perhaps with the aid of Áed mac Echach, King of Connacht defeated Diarmait mac Cerbaill at the Battle of Cúl Dreimhne in the early 560s, but Diarmait retained his hold on power. His authority may have been strengthened by the decisive defeat which Domnall, Forggus and their allies inflicted on the cruithne of Ulster at the battle of Móin Daire Lothair in the year following Cúl Dreimne. Domnall and Forggus are thought to have been recognised as Diarmait's successors after Cúl Dreimne. Their joint reign was short, a battle in the lands of the River Liffey in Leinster being recorded shortly before Domnall's death in about 566.
  Domnall's sons Eochaid and Áed Uaridnach were reckoned High Kings and the great majority of Cenél nEógain kings counted as High Kings of Ireland were his descendants.
• He held the title of High King of Ireland from 956 to 980.
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Flaithbertach I macMurchada O'Neill,, King of Ailech

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• Flaithbertach I macMurchada O'Neill,, King of Ailech, was born about 912.
• He died in 949.

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Flann Ingen Donnchad

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• Flann Ingen Donnchad was born in Ireland.
• She died in 940 in Ireland.

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Gudrod Iverson

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• Gudrod Iverson was born in 865 in Norway.

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Olav Gudrødsen

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• Olav Gudrødsen was born about 895 in Dublin, Ireland.

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Earl Halfdan Gudrodsson

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• Earl Halfdan Gudrodsson was born about 865 in Norway.
• He died about 920.

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Olav Ivarsson

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• Olav Ivarsson was born about 849 in Norway.

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Domnall macConaing O'Neill

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• Domnall macConaing O'Neill was born in Ireland.
• He died in 879.

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Melkorka

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• Melkorka was born about 920 in Iceland.
• She died after 1006 in Melkorkustead, Iceland+.

• Melkorka (Old Norse: [ˈmelˌkorkɑ]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈmɛlˌkʰɔr̥ka]) is the name given in Landnámabók and Laxdæla saga for the Irish mother of the Icelandic goði Ólafr Höskuldsson. It is possible that her name represents the Early Irish Mael Curcaig.
  According to Laxdæla saga, Hoskuld Dala-Kollsson purchased Melkorka, who he believed to be a selective mute thrall-woman, from a Rus' merchant on Brännöyar while on a trading expedition to Norway, and made her his concubine while away from his wife Jorunn Bjarnadottir. When Höskuldr returned home to Iceland, he took her with him. Despite Jórunn's irritation, the concubine was accepted into Höskuldr's household, though he remained faithful to Jórunn while in Iceland. The following winter the concubine gave birth to a son, to whom they gave the name Ólafr after Höskuldr's uncle, Olaf Feilan, who had recently died. Landnámabók mentions that Höskuldr and Melkorka had another son, Helgi, but he does not appear in Laxdæla.
  
  Melkorka is featured in the 2007 young adult novel Hush: An Irish Princess' Tale by author Donna Jo Napoli. The novel depicts how she became a slave and why she decided to remain mute. The novel ends as she is being taken to Iceland by Höskuldr.
  
  Interwoven with the biography of Fintan of Reichenau, Melkorka's fate has also been a focal point of the Austrian documentary "Victims of the Vikings" (ORF/ZDF/Arte 2021) on Viking slave trade.
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Hoskuld Dala Kollsson

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• Hoskuld Dala Kollsson was born in 903 in Höskuldsstaðir, Iceland.
• He died in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.

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Olaf Höskuldsson

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• Olaf Höskuldsson was born in 936 in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.
• He and Þorgerður Egilsdóttir were married in 958.
• He died in 1006 at age ~70.

• Olaf Höskuldsson was also known as Olaf "The Peacock" Hoskuldsson.
• He was also known as Olaf Hoskuldsson.
• He was also known as Ólafur ("pái") Höskuldsson.
• Olaf the Peacock or Olaf Hoskuldsson (Old Norse: Óláfr "pái" Hǫskuldsson [ˈoːˌlɑːvz̠ ˈpɑːe ˈhɔˌskuldsˌson]; Modern Icelandic: Ólafur "pái" Höskuldsson [ˈouːˌlaːvʏr ˈpʰauːɪ ˈhœˌskʏl(t)sˌsɔːn]; c. 938–1006) was a merchant and chieftain of the early Icelandic Commonwealth, who was nicknamed "the Peacock" because of his proud bearing and magnificent wardrobe. He is a major character in the Laxdæla saga and is mentioned in a number of other Icelandic sources. The son of a slave woman, Olaf became one of the wealthiest landowners in Iceland and played a major role in its politics and society during the latter half of the tenth century. In addition to the Laxdæla Saga in which he takes a leading role, Olaf also is mentioned in Egils saga, Njáls saga, Gunnlaugs saga, Kormáks saga, Grettirs saga and the Landnámabók, among others.
  According to Laxdæla saga, Ólafr was a precocious child, and could speak and walk perfectly by the age of two. One day Höskuldr discovered Ólafr's mother speaking to her son; she was not, in fact, mute. When he confronted her she told him that she was an Irish princess named Melkorka carried off in a viking raid, and that her father was an Irish king named "Myrkjartan" (Muirchertach) who has been associated with Muirchertach mac Néill.[6] Shortly thereafter squabbling between Jórunn and Melkorka forced Höskuldr to move his concubine and his son by her to a different farm, which thereafter was known as Melkorkustaðir. The fact that there is another site known by this name, at Borgarfordur, could indicate that Melkorka's name is not Gaelic in origin, but is instead derived from a name composed of the elements melr ("gravel hillock") and korka ("wasting away").
  Around 956, Ólafr, at Melkorka's urging, decided to go abroad to seek his fortune. Melkorka taught Ólafr Irish Gaelic and urged him to visit her family. Höskuldr was opposed to the expedition and would not provide trade wares, and the property of Ólafr's foster-father Þórðr was mostly in immobile goods and land. In part to arrange financing for his expedition, his mother Melkorka married Þorbjörn skrjúpur ("the Feeble"), a farmer who had previously assisted her in the management of Melkorkustaðir. Melkorka and Þorbjörn had a son named Lambi.
  Ólafr visited Ireland, where he met Melkorka's father and kinsmen, Myrkjartan. He introduced himself as Melkorka's son and explained that their kinship was his reason for visiting. Myrkjartan was not immediately convinced of their kinship, but he was impressed with Ólafr's Irish and sure that he was of high birth nevertheless. Then Ólafr showed Myrkjartan the gold ring on his arm, which Melkorka had given him when he left Iceland. It had originally been a gift from her father. After this, Myrkjartan was sure that Ólafr was his kinsman. Ólafr remained with Myrkjartan for a time, and the king, according to Laxdæla saga, even offered to make Ólafr his heir. Ólafr, however, returned to Norway, and then ultimately to Iceland, afraid of provoking Myrkjartan's sons. Ólafr had wanted to take Melkorka's nurse back to Iceland to meet her, but Myrkjartan did not permit it. After his journey, Ólafr became renowned, both for his travels and because he was the grandson of the Irish king.
• He was christened about 936.
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Þorgerður Egilsdóttir

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• Þorgerður Egilsdóttir was born in 939 in Borg, Iceland.
• Olaf Höskuldsson and she were married in 958.
• She died in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.

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Thuridur Olafsdottir

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• Thuridur Olafsdottir was born about 960 in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.

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Kjartan Olafsson

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• Kjartan Olafsson was born about 958 in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.
• He died about 1003.

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Steinthor Olafsson

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• Steinthor Olafsson was born in 961 in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.
• He died in 1025 at age ~64 in Laxamyri, Sudur-Tingeyjarsýsla, Iceland.

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Halldora Olafsson

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• Halldora Olafsson was born about 977 in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.

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Halgi Olafsson

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• Halgi Olafsson was born about 967 in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.
• He died before 1000 in Iceland.

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Thorbjorg Olafson

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• Thorbjorg Olafson was born about 991 in Borg, Iceland.

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Bergthora Olafsdottir

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• Bergthora Olafsdottir was born about 971 in Hjarðarholt, Dalasýsla, Vesturland, Iceland.

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Mor Ingen Tadhg,, Queen of Ireland

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• Mor Ingen Tadhg,, Queen of Ireland, was born about 920 in Connaught, Ireland.

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Aedh 'Craoibhe Tulcha' macDomhnall O'Neill,, King of Ailech

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• Aedh 'Craoibhe Tulcha' macDomhnall O'Neill,, King of Ailech, was born about 976 in Ireland.
• He died in 1004 in Craebh-tulcha, Ireland.

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