Talk:Amlaíb Conung

Amlaíb, Ímar and Oísle: Brothers?
Ímar and Óisle were brothers, but I don't think Amlaíb was their brother. It all depends on the identity of Olaf the White: was he the Norwegian descendant of Halfdan Hvitbeinn who took Dublin in 853, or was he the Danish warlord who plundered Dublin in 851?

Ímar (Ivar the Boneless) and Óisle (Hasli) were said to be Danes, sons of the semi-legendary Ragnar Lodbrok.

It's all very obscure. --Eroica 12:45, 21 November 2006 (UTC)


 * According to the Irish annals, Ímar was Amlaíb's brother (FAA &para; 239) and Oísle was Amlaíb's brother (FAA &para; 347). The Fragmentary Annals were compiled 150 years or so after these events, so they aren't exactly contemporary. Still, they are based on annals, rather than just stories, so they are more likely to contain some truth than the tales of Ragnar's sons. As the notes say, some historians do believe that Amlaíb was Olaf the White and Ímar Ivar the Boneless, but some don't. I knew there was an Olaf the White article when I wrote this, I just did see any obvious way to combine the two. It is very obscure. Angus McLellan (Talk) 14:13, 21 November 2006 (UTC)


 * Would Gofraid be the Danish king Gudfred who ruled around the time Amlaibh must have been born? (I realize that pretty much everyone in Scandinavia is semi-legendary at this time depth )User:Maunus ·ʍaunus·snunɐw· 23:15, 22 January 2015 (UTC)

Conung = King?
The name Conung sounds a lot like the Swedish word for king (Konung). Is this just a coincidence? JohanK (talk) 11:27, 14 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Apparently not: according to The Vikings in Scotland and Ireland in the Ninth Century, Donnchad Ó Corrain, 1998, p. 2 it is from the Old Norse konungr, meaning king. benzband  ( talk ) 19:46, 10 December 2013 (UTC)

Origin of Dark Foreigners
They likely came from a different region of the Scandinavian Empire than the light foreigners. Perhaps Finland? The article points out that they were a different group and that they were differentiated as light and dark. But does not mention the region they could have been from.68.40.122.133 (talk) 12:30, 27 November 2016 (UTC)