Guðrøðr Óláfsson, King of the Isles

Guðrøðr Óláfsson

King of Dublin and the Isles (d. 1187)

Guðrøðr Óláfsson was a twelfth-century ruler of the kingdoms of Dublin and the Isles. Guðrøðr was a son of Óláfr Guðrøðarson and Affraic, daughter of Fergus, Lord of Galloway. Throughout his career, Guðrøðr battled rival claimants to the throne, permanently losing about half of…