Olof I Bitling (1080-) 1080-- (man)
Kung på Isle of Man år 1103-1153
Olav Bitling (Dverg), kung av Söderöarna (Hebriderna), död 1153, gift med Afreca, dr av Fergus av Galloway och Elisabet, illegitim dr av Henry I, kung av England. Olof växte upp vid Henry I:s hov. (Fra Skanke-släktens historia, G.V.C. Young, stamtavla 1a)
In 1153 king Olave was slain by Reginald, Harold's son, on the feast of the holy apostles Peter and Paul. In the following autumn Godred, his son, came from Norway with five ships, and put in at the Orkneys. All the chiefs of the Isles were rejoiced when they heard of his arrival, and assembling together, unanimously elected him for their king. Godred then came to Man, seized the three sons of Harold, and, to avenge his father's murder, awarded them the death they deserved. Another story is that he put out the eyes of two of them, and put the third to death. (Chronicle of Man and the Sudreys)
I biblioteket till det nya Ramsey Town Hall på Isle of Man finns en stor bronsskulptur av Godred Croven och hans son kung Olaf, som man kan se på följande webbplats. (www.manxscenes.com)
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