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sailed round the south coast of England and landed in
Ireland "to exercise authority over the foreigners who
were there before them." Two years after their arrival the
newcomers plundered the fortresses at Dublin and Dundalk,
but were attacked in the following year on Carlingford
Loch by the Norsemen. In this great naval battle, which
lasted three days and three nights, the Danes were finally
victorious.[1]
"Amhlaoibh Conung, son of the King of Lochlann,"
known in Icelandic sources as Olaf the White, came to
Ireland about 852 to rule over his countrymen, and to exact
tribute from the Irish.[2] According to the Fragments of
Annals, he left suddenly and returned a few years later
accompanied by his "younger brother, Imhar," Who may
be identified with Ívarr Beinlausi (i.e., "the Boneless")
son of Ragnarr Lothbrók. Both kings ruled from Dublin,
which town now gained a new importance as the seat of
the Scandinavian Kings in Ireland. In 865 the Vikings
extended their activities to Scotland, whence they carried
off much plunder and many captives. An expedition on a
larger scale was made by Olaf and Ivarr in 869, when Dumbarton,
after a four months’ siege, fell into their hands.
They returned in triumph to Ireland in the following year
with a large number of English, British, and Pictish prisoners
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