ttarr svarti ttarr the Black was an 11th century Icelandic skald . He was the court poet first of Olof Sk tkonung l fr skautkonungr of Sweden, then of l fr Haraldsson of Norway, the Swedish king Anund Jacob and finally of Cnut the Great of Denmark and England. His poems are significant contemporary evidence for the careers of l fr Haraldsson and Cnut the Great. ttarr was the nephew of Sigvatr r arson , and ttarr clearly based the poem H fu lausn , his encomium for l fr Haraldsson , on Sigvatr s V kingarv sur , which tallies the king s early Viking expeditions. ref Grove, Jonathan 2009 . Recreating Tradition Sigvatr r arson s V kingarv sur and ttarr svarti s H fu lausn . In http hig.diva portal.org smash record.jsf?pid diva2 224754 austrvega. Saga and East Scandinavia. Preprint Papers of The 14th International Saga Conference Uppsala, 9th 15th August 2009 , ed. Agneta Ney, et al., vol. II, pp. 327 335 ref A small ttr short story on ttarr, ttars ttr svarta , is preserved in Flateyjarb k , Bergsb k , B jarb k and T masskinna . Works l fsdr pa s nska . Verses for the Swedish king Olof Sk tkonung . H fu lausn also spelled as H fu lausn . Knutsdrapa Ottar the Black Kn tsdr pa . Verses for Cnut the Great . Kn tsdr pur composed by other poets include those of Sigvatr r arson and Hallvar r h reksblesi . Lausav sur . A recent review of the origins of the nursery rhyme London Bridge Is Falling Down Meaning and origin London Bridge is Falling Down has debunked the popularly held belief that it enshrines an English folk memory of a Viking attack on London, sometimes connected with an attack in 1014 for which a stanza from ttarr s H fu lausn is the earliest source ... ugm skindex ott.html ttarr svarti All extant poetry http www.snerpa.is net isl ottsv fl.htm ttars .... Pp. 251 65 DEFAULTSORT Ottarr svarti Category Icelandic poets Category Viking Age poets Category Skalds Category 11th century people de Ottar Svarte es ttarr svarti it ttarr svarti sv ... more details
The Kn tsdr pa by the skald ttarr svarti ttar the Black is one of the Old Norse poems composed for King Canute the Great Cnut . Kn tsdr pur plural of Kn tsdr pa are Old Norse poetry Old Norse skaldic poetry skaldic compositions in the form of dr pur which were recited for the praise of Canute the Great Cnut . Most of ttarr s poem is cited in the Kn tlinga saga , while one stanza is known only from other sources such as the Heimskringla . It has been debated whether strophe 9 truly belongs to ttarr s Kn tsdr pa or to a poem which ttarr composed for Cnut s father Sweyn Forkbeard Svein Haraldsson . ref Egilsson, et al. eds. . Edda Snorra Sturlusonar . Vol 3. Copenhagen, 1848 87. p. 282 compare R. Poole, Skaldic Verse and Anglo Saxon History. Some Aspects of the Period 1009 16. Speculum 62 1987 265 98 276 80. ref The focus is on the deeds of its subject as a prince, and as a king, with the climax of his conquest of England, at the Battle of Assandun , in 1016 , and with the Battle of the Helge , in 1026 , when he was victorious over the Norwegian and Swedish kings who were in alliance against him, amongst its events. This skaldic verse s style and metre have been cause for some controversy, on the point of Canute s age. It is often difficult to understand, let alone translate Old Norse poems . The poem blockquote Hratt l tt gamall, l tir l grei ar, framm skei um f rat fylkir ri folksveimu r r heiman hilmir bj tt ok h ttir har brynju skip kynjum rei r haf ir rau ar randir Kn tr fyr landi. blockquote blockquote t fylg u r J tar, au mildr, flugar trau ir, skauthreina bj tt skreytir Sk nunga li V nar v bl s of r v si, vestr settir flesta kunt ger ir annig itt nafn haf stafna. blockquote blockquote Herskj ld bart ok heldu hilmir r kr af sl ku hykkat engill ek usk ik kyrrsetu mikla tt drapt, J ta dr ttinn, J tgeirs f r eiri veit rakt r r ... here for sources. DEFAULTSORT Knutsdrapa Ottarr Svarti Category Skaldic poems ... more details
l fsdr pa s nska was a skaldic poem composed by ttarr svarti in honour of the Swedish king Olof Sk tkonung . ttarr spent some time with the Swedish king and worked eagerly for peace between Olof and the Norwegian king Olaf II of Norway Olaf the Stout . The remaining fragments of l fsdr pa s nska are of some value for our knowledge of the life of Olof Sk tkonung as it contradicts Snorri Sturluson s depiction of Olof as a passive king. In l fsdr pa s nska ttarr depicts Olof as having made glorious Viking expeditions in Eastern Europe. External links http www.heimskringla.no wiki l fsdr pa s nska B1 l fsdr pa s nska at Norr ne Tekster og Kvad Source owl http runeberg.org nfbt 0585.html Category Skaldic poems Olafsdrapa s nska fr l fsdr pa s nska it l fsdr pa s nska ... more details
Kn tsdr pur plural of Kn tsdr pa are Old Norse poetry Old Norse skaldic poetry skaldic compositions in the form of dr pur which were recited for the praise of Canute the Great . There are a number of these The Kn tsdr pa Ottar the Black Kn tsdr pa by ttarr svarti The Kn tsdrapa by Sigvatr r arson Eight poetic fragments thought to derive from a single Kn tsdrapa by Hallvar r h reksblesi Further reading Townend, Matthew. Contextualising the Kn tsdr pur Skaldic Praise Poetry at the Court of Cnut. Anglo Saxon England 30 2001 145 79. http www.arts.usyd.edu.au departs medieval saga pdf 511 townend.pdf Abstract of his paper same title for the 11th International Saga Conference available as online PDF . DEFAULTSORT Knutsdrapa Category Skaldic poems ... more details
ttar or Ottar may refer to Ohthere Ottar king , a Swedish king who appears in Beowulf as Ohthere ttar mythology , in Norse mythology, the prot g of Freya, and the subject of the Lay of Hyndla The dwarf tr is sometimes known as ttarr Ottar from H logaland , the Viking adventurer Ottir Iarla Earl Ottir , historical Norse Gael of Waterford and probable settler of Cork city Cork Jarl Ottar , an earl of G taland figuring in the Jomsvikinga Saga and in the Heimskringla ttarr svarti ttarr the Black , an 11th century Icelandic court poet ttar of Dublin , a 12th century Norse Gael king of Dublin Forename Ottar Brox 1932&ndash , a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party Ottar Dahl 1924&ndash , a Norwegian historian and historiographer Ottar Fj rvoll 1914&ndash 1995 , a Norwegian politician from the Centre Party Ottar Gjermundshaug 1925&ndash 1963 , a Norwegian skier who competed in the early 1950s Ottar Gr nvik 1916&ndash 2008 , a Norwegian philologist and runology scholar Tor Ottar Karlsen 1950&ndash , a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party Ottar Landfald 1919&ndash , a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party See also Cotter family Cotter surname disambig DEFAULTSORT Ottar Category Given names de Othar no Ottar ru sh Ottar sv Ottar ... more details
Au unn illsk lda Old Norse the bad skald ref name SNL Aschehoug & Gyldendal Store norske leksikon vol. 1 2005 596 . Entry on http www.snl.no article.html?id 452214&o 1&search audun 20illsk C3 A6lda Audun illsk lda . ref was a Norway Norwegian 9th century skald . Sk ldatal lists him as one of Harald Finehair s skald s. ref Sk ldatal chapter 8. ref Egils saga Egils saga Skallagr mssonar notes that he was Harald s oldest skald, and had earlier been a skald for Harald s father H lfdan svarti . He was called illsk lda because he had once in a dr pa about Harald copied a refrain from another skald called lfr Sebbason . The dr pa was subsequently called Stolinstefja the dr pa with the stolen refrain . ref Nordisk familjebok 1904 385 . Entry on http runeberg.org nfbb 0219.html Audun Illsk lda . ref Only a few stanzas of his works are known today. ref name SNL The Hauksb k contains a tale called the Skaldasaga Haralds harfagra Saga of the Skalds of Harald Fairhair describing an expedition to Sweden undertaken by Olvir Hnufa , Thorbjorn Hornklofi , and Au unn to expiate an offense. Its historicity is disputed. ref Harris, George William and Halldor Hermannsson et al., eds. Islandica an Annual Relating to Iceland and the Fiske Icelandic Collection Vol. 1. Cornell University Library 1908, p. 63. ref Notes reflist References refbegin Aschehoug & Gyldendal 2005 . Store norske leksikon , vol. 1, 4th ed. Kunnskapsforlaget. ISBN 82 573 1536 2 Meijer, Bernhard ed. 1904 . http runeberg.org nfbb Nordisk familjebok . Stockholm Nordisk familjeboks tryckeri. refend Heathen Skalds DEFAULTSORT Audunn illskaelda Category Skalds Category Viking Age poets Category 9th century people Category Norwegian poets es Au unn illsk lda fr Au unn illsk lda sv Audun illsk lda ... more details
Sel rdalur is the second most westernly Ketildalir kettle valley in Arnarfj r ur in Iceland . It used to be one of the main settled areas in the Westfjords . Sel rdalur parish was formerly considered one of the country s best parishes, since St ra Laugardalss kn Hot Springs Valley Parish , which covered all of T lknafj r ur , was annexed to Sel rdal. One of Sel rdalur s priests later became a bishop G sli J nsson , who was a priest in Sel rdal from 1547 to 1557. The Reverend G sli became bishop in Sk lholt after Marteinn Einarsson . Famous people from Sel rdal include B r ur svarti Atlason whose grandfather was Hrafn Sveinbjarnarson Hrafns Sveinbjarnarsonar , P ll Bj rnsson , G sli Upps lum and Sam el J nsson , who was called the artist with a child s heart and was the son of J n orl ksson fr B gis . Only one Farm is currently inhabited. Farms T ft uncertain Skr uncertain Rimi uncertain H s uncertain Foss uncertain Kr kur uncertain K lfatj rn uncertain Melsta ir uncertain Skar sm rarfoss destroyed in the Black Death Grund deserted in 1949 Kolbeinsskei deserted in 1961 Brautarholt deserted in 1969 Uppsalir deserted in 1986 Sel rdalur deserted in 1988 Ne rib r deserted in 2010 External links http www.timarit.is titlebrowse.jsp?issueID 418822&pageSelected 15&lang 0 Sel rdalur vi Arnarfj r article in Lesb k Morgunbla sins, 1961 in Icelandic http www.arnfirdingur.is menning stadir Selardalur.asp Sel rdalur web page in Icelandic http www.islandsmyndir.is html skjol vestfirdir 2005 06 29 Selardalur index.html Photos from islandsmyndir.is in Icelandic coord 65 46 43 N 24 00 13 W region IS 4 type landmark source kolossus dewiki display title DEFAULTSORT Selardalur Category Valleys of Iceland Iceland geo stub de Sel rdalur is Sel rdalur ... more details
The Black is an epithet for the following People Benedict the Moor or the Black 1526 1589 , Italian saint of the Catholic and Lutheran Churches Berthold Schwarz or the Black, 14th century Franciscan monk and alchemist who, according to legend, was the first European to discover gunpowder Cleitus the Black c. 375 BC 328 BC , one of Alexander the Great s officers Ermoldus Nigellus or Niger, translated Ermold the Black, an eighth century monk of Aquitaine Ewald the Black died c. 695 , one of the Two Ewalds , Christian saint and martyr Gwladus Ddu died 1251 , Welsh princess Halfdan the Black c. 810 c. 860 , King of Vestfold in present day Norway Henry the Black disambiguation Hugh the Black died 952 , Duke of Burgandy Leszek the Black c. 1241 1288 , a High Duke of the Kingdom of Poland Llewelyn Ddu o F n, nickname of Lewis Morris 1701 1765 Miko aj the Black Radziwi 1515 1565 , Lithuanian nobleman Moses the Black 330 405 , ascetic monk and priest in Egypt, saint in various Christian faiths Olaf the Black 1173 4 1237 , King of Mann and the Isles mostly in present day Scotland ttarr svarti or ttarr the Black, 11th century Icelandic skald Theodore the Black died 1298 , Russian Orthodox saint Zawisza Czarny c. 1379 1428 , also known as Zawisza the Black of Garb w and the Black Knight, Polish nobleman, soldier and diplomat Gods and fictional characters Kali , the Hindu goddess also known as the black one The Black Stallion or the Black, title character of author Walter Farley s series Ancalagon the Black, the greatest Dragon Middle earth in J.R.R. Tolkien s fantasy universe Ulfang the Black, a chieftain of the Easterlings First Age in Tolkien s universe Forever People Vykin Vykin the Black , the first black DC Comics superhero See also Edward, the Black Prince , son of Edward III of England Edward III and father of Richard II of England List of people known as the White List of people known as the Red Category Epithets Category Lists of people by nickname ... more details
Refimprove date June 2011 Image Brennivin2.jpg thumb right A 500 ml plastic bottle of Brenniv n aka Black Death , featuring its distinctive black label. Brenniv n IPA is pr n vin is a brand of schnapps that is considered to be Iceland s signature Distilled beverage liquor . It is made from fermented potato mash and is flavoured with caraway seeds. It is sometimes called svarti dau i Black Death . At times it is drunk as a chaser after sampling h karl , which consists of putrefied shark flesh, to mask the fish s taste. The word brenniv n literally translates into English as burning wine , and comes from the same root as brandy , namely brandewijn which has its roots in the Dutch language also compare German language German Branntwein . Despite its status as the national dish national beverage and despite its being the traditional drink for the mid winter feast of orrabl t , many Icelanders do not regularly drink Brenniv n. It has a strong taste, a high alcohol content 37.5 Alcohol by volume ABV , and a dubious reputation. It is often associated with alcoholism . Brenniv n is similar to Scandinavian akvavit , especially the Danish variety, called br ndevin . In Swedish it is called br nnvin , and in Norwegian brennevin . The steeping of herbs in alcohol to create Schnapps is a long held folk tradition in all Scandinavian countries. Brenniv n is featured in the Halldor Laxness novel Iceland s Bell . The label used to have the letters TVR inside the circle but now it has been replaced by a coastal outline of Iceland. In popular culture In Kill Bill Kill Bill Vol. 2 the character Budd drinks Brenniv n. Brenniv n is mentioned in the Foo Fighters song Skin and Bones, the line being brenniv n and cigarettes. Cinema of Iceland Icelandic films such as Kristnihald undir J kli film Kristnihald undir J kli , Land og synir film Land og synir , Stuttur Frakki , Dj flaeyjan , Ingal , Cold Fever , and others have featured the drink. Brennivin is the name of a song by The Album ... more details
grip af N regskonungas gum or grip is a synoptic kings sagas history of the kings of Norway, written in Old Norse . The preserved text starts with the death of H lfdan svarti and ends with the accession of Ingi kr khryggr but the original is thought to have covered a longer period, probably up to the reign of Sverrir . The work was composed by an unknown Norwegian writer around 1190. The only surviving manuscript is Icelandic from the first half of the 13th century. The preserved parchment book consists of four paper quire quires , a fifth quire has been lost. The first leaf is also missing, therefore the original title of the book, if it had any, is unknown. The name grip af N regskonungas gum A Synopsis of the Sagas of the Kings of Norway was first used in an edition in 1835. grip is often compared with the two other Norwegian synoptic histories from the same period, Historia Norvegiae and the work of Theodoric the Monk Theodoricus monachus . It broke ground by being the first one written in the vernacular. grip is also the first of the kings sagas to quote skaldic poetry in the text. The narrative is brief, and much less detailed than the narratives of the later kings sagas, such as Fagrskinna and Heimskringla . The story is noticeably more detailed in descriptions of events and locations in the Tr ndelag region and the city of Nidaros . Together with linguistic factors, this has been seen as an indication that the work was composed in Nidaros. grip has been translated to Danish language Danish 1834 , Latin language Latin 1835 , German language German 1929 , Nynorsk Norwegian nynorsk 1936 and English language English 1995 . References Bjarni Einarsson editor . unicode slenzk fornrit XXIX grip af N regskonunga s gum Fagrskinna N regs konunga tal . Reykjav k Hi slenzka fornritaf lag, 1984. Driscoll, M. J. editor and translator . unicode grip af N regskonungas gum . Viking Society for Northern Research Text Series 10. 2nd ed. 2008 1995 . http www.vsnrweb ... more details
Guthormr Sindri or Gothormr Sindri is a 10th century Norway Norwegian skald . He was a court poet of king Haraldr h rfagri Haraldr Fairhair h rfagri and his sons, H lfdan the Black svarti and Haakon I of Norway H kon the Good g i , for whom he composed the H konardr pa . Snorri Sturluson relates how Guthormr intervened between Haraldr and H lfdan and succeeded in putting an end to their conflict style padding 1pt 10pt When Halfdan the Black heard this he levied ships and men, so that he had a great force, and proceeded with it to Stad, within Thorsbjerg. King Harald lay with his men at Reinsletta. Now people went between them, and among others a clever man called Guthorm Sindre, who was then in Halfdan the Black s army, but had been formerly in the service of King Harald, and was a great friend of both. Guthorm was a great skald, and had once composed a song both about the father and the son, for which they had offered him a reward. But he would take nothing but only asked that, some day or other, they should grant him any request he should make, which they promised to do. Now he presented himself to King Harald, brought words of peace between them, and made the request to them both that they should be reconciled. So highly did the king esteem him, that in consequence of his request they were reconciled. Harald Harfager s Saga small 39 small , http omacl.org Heimskringla harfager.html Laing s translation ref Samuel Laing travel writer Laing, Samuel trans. , Rasmus B. Anderson Anderson, Rasmus B. rev., notes . 1907. Snorre Sturlason The Heimskringla a history of the Norse kings. London Norr na society. First published in 1844. ref The H konardr pa is Guthormr s only known work, since the poems about Haraldr Fairhair and H lfdan the Black mentioned by Snorri were lost. Six stanzas and two half stanzas of the H konardr pa are preserved in Snorri s H konar saga g a and in l fs saga Tryggvasonar en mesta . The poem recounts the battles won by H kon the Good against th ... more details
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Image Mynt pr glat av Anund Jakob Jonsson, Nordisk familjebok.png right 250px thumb Coin minted for Anund Jakob Anund Jacob , Swedish Anund Jakob Old Swedish mund r colbr nn Emund coal burner , Old Icelandic nundr l fsson was King of Sweden from 1022 until around 1050. He is believed to have been born on July 25, in either 1008 or 1010 as Jakob . ref Snorri Sturluson, Heimskringla Olav the Holy s saga, chapter 88 and 94 ref When the Swedish thing assembly Thing was to elect him the co ruler of Sweden , the people objected to his non Scandinavia n name. They then gave him the pronomen Anund , which they did when they found a name too difficult. See also the later Anund G rdske . The line of kings appended to the Westrogothic law says that he was called Kolbr nna Coal burner as he had the habit of burning down the houses of his opponents. His political agenda included maintaining the balance of power in Scandinavia, which is why he supported the Norway Norwegian kings Olaf II of Norway Olaf II and Magnus I of Norway Magnus I against Denmark s king Cnut the Great during the 1020s and 1030s. At the Battle of the Helge , Anund and Olaf were defeated by Cnut. Archeological finds have shown that Cnut minted coins in Sigtuna , so some historians have inferred that he subjugated the core provinces of Sweden around lake M laren for some time. When Magnus I of Norway Magnus I became king of Norway and Denmark in 1042, Anund Jakob supported him until the death of Magnus in 1047. Anund Jakob s reign has traditionally been dated from 1022 to approximately 1050, but there is a great uncertainty over the year he died. He was probably alive 1049, and his brother and successor Emund is certain to have ruled Sweden in the summer of 1060. Two skald s are known to have served Anund Jacob Sighvatr r arson and ttarr svarti . The Hervarar saga has very little to tell about Anund nundr h t sonr l fs konungs s nska, er konungd m t k eptir hann ok var s ttdau r. hans d gum fell ... more details
, 1947. p.159. ref l fsdr pa s nska The Iceland ic skald ttarr svarti spent some time at Olof ... skalds who served Olof were Gunnlaugr ormstunga , Hrafn nundarson and Gizurr svarti . Death and Veneration ... more details
This article is about the ninth century king of Vestfold and father of Harald I of Norway. For his less famous grandson by the same name, see Halfdan Haraldsson the Black . Image Halvdan Svartes saga Tittelfrise Gerhard Munthe.jpg right thumb Halvdan Svartes saga. br Gerhard Munthe. Heimskringla . 1899 Halfdan the Black Old Norse Halfdanr Svarti c. 810 c. 860 was a ninth century king of Vestfold . He belonged to the House of Yngling and was the father of Harald I of Norway Harald Fairhair , the first king of Norway. ref http koti.kontu.la jsalonen jani main saaga 009.html Halfdan the Black Vanhoja islantilaisia saagoja ref Biography Image Norwegian petty kingdoms ca. 860.png right thumb Petty kingdoms ca. 860 AD. The kingdom of Halfdan the Black is shown in red According to Heimskringla and Fagsrkinna , Halfdan was the son of King Gudr d the Hunter . Heimskringla also names his mother, as Queen sa sa , daughter of King Harald of Agder , and his half brother as Olaf Geirstad Alf . Heimskringla relates that when Halfdan s father was killed, sa took the 1 year old Halfdan and returned to Agder , where Halfdan was raised. When he was 18 or 19 years old, Halfdan became king of Agder. He quickly began adding to his kingdom, through political negotiation and military conquest. He divided the kingdom of Vestfold with his brother Olaf and, through military action, persuaded Gandalf Alfgeirsson King Gandalf of Vingulmark to cede half his kingdom. Next, Halfdan subdued an area called Raumarike . To secure his claim to Raumarike, Halfdan first defeated and killed the previous ruler, Sigtryg Eysteinsson , in battle. He then defeated Sigtryg s brother and successor Eystein , in a series of battles. This established Halfdan s claim not only to Raumarike, but also to half of Hedmark , the core of Sigtryg and Eystein s kingdom. These details are only mentioned in Heimskringla . Fagrskinna and Heimskringla both agree that Halfdan s first wife was Ragnhild, daughter of King Harald ... more details
List of Icelandic language poets is a list of poet s that write or have written in the Icelandic language , either in Old Norse or a more modern form of Icelandic. Hence the list includes a few Norway Norwegians and an earl of the Orkney Islands . The names given are usually each poet s first name and patronym, unless he or she is better known by a nickname or a chosen pen name. All names are given in their Icelandic Language Modern Icelandic form. Bragi Boddason Fl. 9th century Bragi inn gamli Boddason Norwegian j lfur r Hvini Fl. 9th century Norwegian orbj rn hornklofi Fl. 9th century Norwegian Egill Skalla Gr msson Ca. 910 ca. 990 Eyvindur sk ldaspillir Fl. 10th century Eyvindur Finnsson Norwegian Korm kur gmundarson Fl. 10th century rarinn r lfsson Fl. 10th century rarinn svarti or rarinn M hl ingur Einar sk laglamm Fl. 10th century Einar Helgason Gunnlaugur ormstunga Ca. 983 ca. 1008 Gunnlaugur Illugason Hallfre ur vandr ask ld Fl. 10th &ndash 11th centuries Hallfre ur ttarsson orm ur Kolbr narsk ld Fl. 11th century orm ur Bersason Sighvatur r arson Fl. 11th century rarinn loftunga Fl. 11th century Arn r jarlask ld Fl. 11th century Arn r r arson R gnvaldur Kolsson d. 1158 R gnvaldur jarl kali from Orkney Einar Sk lason Fl. 12th century Kolbeinn Tumason d. 1208 Snorri Sturluson 1179 &ndash 1241 rir Steinfinnsson d. 1238 rir j kull lafur hv task ld d. 1259 lafur r arson Sturla r arson 1214 &ndash 1284 Eysteinn sgr msson d. 1360 Loftur Guttormsson d. 1432 Loftur r ki Sk ld Sveinn Fl. 14th century Svartur r arson Svartur Hofst um J n Arason 1484 &ndash 1550 Bergsteinn blindi fl. 16. century Oddur Halld rsson handi ca. 1500 &ndash 1565 Andr s Magn sson d. after 1584 lafur T masson 1532 &ndash 1595 Magn s J nsson d. 1595 Magn s pr i Sigf s Gu mundsson d. 1597 Sta arh ls P ll d. 1598 P ll J nsson lafur Gu mundsson poet lafur Gu mundsson ca. 1537 &ndash 1609 r ur Magn sson ca. 1550 &ndash ca. 1600 J n Bjarnason ca. 1560 ... more details
For the Icelandic skald known as ttarr the Black ttarr svarti For the given name ttar disambiguation ttar Ottir Iarla or Jarl ttar died 918 , also Ottir Dub or ttar the Black , and in English sources Oter comes or Count ttar , was a jarl title jarl who occupied a prominent position among the Norsemen Norse of Britain and Ireland in the early 10th century. He is believed to be the founder of the settlement, Waterford Harbour Loch d Caech present day Waterford in the year 914. From 917 to his death in 918 Ottir was a close associate of the powerful overking Ragnall ua mair , although they are not known to have been related. Ireland and family In Ireland , Ottir is particularly associated with raiding and conquests in the province of Munster . The Cogad G edel re Gallaib describes him raiding there alongside Ragnall and associates this with the Viking settlement of Cork city Cork . ref Todd, pp. 30 1 ref Their base for this activity was Waterford Harbour Loch d Caech or present day Waterford . Later the same epic describes Ottir conquering the eastern part of Munster from his seat at Waterford, ref Todd, pp. 38 41 ref but it is unclear if he ruled it as king outright or was in any way subject to Ragnall, because the annals offer a different chronology. Joan Radner ref Radner, p. 207 ref has suggested that Ottir is identical to the Ottir mac Iargni who is recorded in the Annals of Ulster killing a son of Auisle in alliance with Muirgel daughter of M el Sechnaill mac M ele Ruanaid in 883, ref Annals of Ulster , 882 ref but Clare Downham describes this identification as by no means certain . ref name Downham266 Downham, p. 266 ref Mary Valante in any case assumes this Ottar and Muirgel were married because he and his father Iercne died 852 were apparently allies of M el Sechnaill. ref Valante, p. 92 ref Ottir may also have been the father of Barid mac Oitir ref name Downham266 who is recorded killed in battle against Ragnall in 914, ref Annals of Ulster, 913 ref ... more details
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