Issue and Legacy
Godred left three known sons, Lagmann, Olaf and Harald. Harald was blinded by Lagmann and disappears from the record, but the descendants of Lagmann and Olaf ruled the Kingdom of the Isles until the rise of Somerled and his sons, and ruled the Isle of Man until the end of the kingdom 1265 and its annexation by Alexander III, King of Scots. Even as late as 1275 Godred son of the last King of Mann tried to seize the island.
"King Orry" is remembered in song and he gave his name to the Milky Way, which was known as raad mooar ree Gorry (the great track of King Gorry) in the Manx language.
| Regnal titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Fingal Godredson |
King of Mann and the Isles 1079–1095 |
Succeeded by Domnall mac Taidc Ua Briain |
| Preceded by Énna mac Diarmata or Donnchad mac Domnaill Remair |
King of Dublin 1086–1094 |
Succeeded by Domnall mac Taidc Ua Briain |
Read more about this topic: Godred Crovan
Famous quotes containing the words issue and/or legacy:
“We find it easy to set limits when the issue is safety.... But 99 percent of the time there isn’t imminent danger; most of life takes place on more ambiguous ground, and children are experts at detecting ambivalence.”
—Cathy Rindner Tempelsman (20th century)
“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)