Talk:Amlaíb Conung

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[edit] Amlaíb, Ímar and Oísle: Brothers?

Ímar and Óisle were brothers, but I don't think Amlaíb was their brother. It all depends on the identity of Olaf the White: was he the Norwegian descendant of Halfdan Hvitbeinn who took Dublin in 853, or was he the Danish warlord who plundered Dublin in 851?

Ímar (Ivar the Boneless) and Óisle (Hasli) were said to be Danes, sons of the semi-legendary Ragnar Lodbrok.

It's all very obscure. --Eroica 12:45, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

According to the Irish annals, Ímar was Amlaíb's brother (FAA ¶ 239) and Oísle was Amlaíb's brother (FAA ¶ 347). The Fragmentary Annals were compiled 150 years or so after these events, so they aren't exactly contemporary. Still, they are based on annals, rather than just stories, so they are more likely to contain some truth than the tales of Ragnar's sons. As the notes say, some historians do believe that Amlaíb was Olaf the White and Ímar Ivar the Boneless, but some don't. I knew there was an Olaf the White article when I wrote this, I just did see any obvious way to combine the two. It is very obscure. Angus McLellan (Talk) 14:13, 21 November 2006 (UTC)