Olaf the Blackとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Olaf the Black (Old Norse: Óláfr Svarti), also known as Olaf Godredsson (Old Norse: Óláfr Guðrøðarson; Mediaeval Gaelic: Amlaíb mac Gofraid or Amhlaibh mac Gofraidh), and Olaf II, was a mid 13th century sea-king who ruled the Isle of Man (Mann) and parts of the Hebrides. Óláfr was the son of Guðrøðr Óláfsson (d. 1187), and his wife Finnguala, granddaughter of Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, High King of Ireland (d. 1166). Óláfr was a younger son of his father; his elder brother Rögnvaldr more than likely had a different mother. According to the Chronicle of Mann, Guðrøðr appointed Óláfr as heir since he had been born "in lawful wedlock". Whether or not this is the case, the Manxmen instead appointed Rögnvaldr as king, as he was a capable adult and Óláfr a mere child. Rögnvaldr ruled the Crovan dynasty's island-kingdom for almost 40 years, during which time the half-brothers vied for the kingship.