AD. THE ENGLISH VOYAGES 



1228. 



they would adventure their lives, untill hee had gotten the 

 one halfe of his kingdome : contrariwise Olavus joyned 

 unto himselfe them of the North part, & upon the 14. of 

 February in the place called Tingvalla, a field was fought 

 betweene the two brothers, wherein Olavus got the victory, 

 and Reginald the king was by certaine souldiers slaine 

 without the knowledge of his brother. Also certaine 

 pirates comming to the south part of Man, wasted & 

 spoiled it. The monkes of Russin conveyed the body of 

 K. Reginald, unto the abbey of S. Mary of Fournes, & 

 there he was interred in the place, which his owne selfe had 

 chosen for the purpose. After these things Olavus traveiled 

 unto the king of Norway, but before he was arrived there, 

 Haco king of Norway appointed a certaine noble man named 

 Husbac the son of Owmund, to be king of the Islands of 

 the Hebrides & called his name Haco. Then came the 

 said Haco with Olavus & Godred Don the son of Regi- 

 nald, and a multitude of Norwegians, unto the islands : 

 and while they were giving an assault unto a castle in the 

 island of Both, Haco being hit with a stone died, and was 

 buried in lona. 



In the yere 1230. came Olavus, with Godredus Don, 

 & certeine Norwegians unto Man, and they parted the 

 kingdome among themselves, Olavus stil reteining Man. 

 Godred as he was going unto the islands, was slaine in the 

 isle of Lewis, & Olavus injoyed the kingdome of the 

 islands also. 



In the yere 1237. upon the 12. of the Kalends of June, 

 Olavus Sonne of Godred king of Man deceased in the isle 

 of S. Patric, and was interred in the abbey of Russin. He 

 reigned 1 1. yeres, two while his brother was alive, and nine 

 after his death. 



Haraldus his sonne being of the age of 14. yeres, suc- 

 ceeded, and he reigned 12. yeeres. The first yere of his 

 reigne taking his journey unto the islands, he appointed 

 one Loglen his kinsman to be his deputie in Man. The 

 Autumne folowing Haraldus sent the three sonnes of Nel, 

 namely Dufgaldus, Torquellus, & Molmore, and his friend 



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