Bárid mac Oitir
Bárid mac Oitir ({{langx|non|Bárðr Óttarsson}}, died 914) was a Viking{{#tag:ref|The definition as given by Downham is used here – Vikings were "people of Scandinavian culture who were active outside of Scandinavia".Downham, p. xvi|group="nb"}} leader who may have ruled the Isle of Man in the early 10th century.
Biography
Bárid mac Oitir is mentioned once in contemporary Irish annals. The Annals of Ulster in 914 record:
{{cquote|A naval battle off the Isle of Man between Bárid son of Oitir and Ragnall grandson of Ímar, in which Bárid and nearly all of his army were destroyed.Annals of Ulster, s.a. 914}}
This incident is the earliest known occasion where Vikings are linked with Man.
Notes
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References
=Citations=
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=Primary sources=
- {{cite web |url=http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001A/index.html |title=The Annals of Ulster |year=2012 |website=Corpus of Electronic Texts |edition=15 August 2012 |publisher=University College Cork |accessdate=23 November 2014 |ref=AU}}
=Secondary sources=
- {{cite book |last=Downham |first=Clare |year=2007 |title=Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014 |publisher=Dunedin Academic Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j-sWAQAAIAAJ |publication-place=Edinburgh |isbn=978-1-903765-89-0 |ref=Downham }}
External links
- [http://celt.ucc.ie/index.html CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts] at University College Cork. The Corpus of Electronic Texts includes the Annals of Ulster and the Four Masters, the Chronicon Scotorum and the Book of Leinster as well as Genealogies, and various Saints' Lives. Most are translated into English, or translations are in progress.
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