The sea kings : the Late Norse kingdoms of Man and the Isles c.1066-1275

Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations for Works Frequently Cited
Note on Personal Names
Maps and Genealogies
Introduction: Forgotten Kingdoms? The Sea Kings and Their Age
1 Islands, Coasts and Peoples: Man and the Isles in the Early Historic Period
2 In Search of the Sea Kings: The Sources for the History of the Late Norse Kingdoms of Man and the Isles
3 Islands Scattered about in the Sea’: The World of the Sea Kings
4 Warlords and Peaceable Men: Making the Kingdom, 1066–1153
5 Unmaking and Remaking the Kingdom: Somerled and His Descendants, 1153–c. 1225
6 The Deeds of the Brothers Rognvald and Olaf’: Apex and Adversity, 1153–1237
7 The Ill Luck of the South-Islanders’: The Last Sea Kings, 1230–1266
8 A Fruitful Place? Economic Activity in the Kingdoms of Man and the Isles
9 Men of the Speckled Ships: Ships, Sea Power and Fighting Men
10 Kingship in Man and the Isles: Tradition and Innovation
11 Devout and Enthusiastic in Matters of Religion’: The Sea Kings and the Church
Epilogue: Swansongs, 1275–1305
Exploring the World of the Sea Kings
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Plates