Aud (disambiguation) — Aud might refer to:* Australian dollar (AUD) * American University in Dubai (AUD) * Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) * Auðr, the son of Nótt and Naglfari in Norse mythology. * Aud the Deep Minded (834 900 AD), the wife of Olaf the White of Dublin,… … Wikipedia
Kingdom of the Isles — Location of the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles in the twelfth century The Kingdom of the Isles comprised the Hebrides, the islands of the Firth of Clyde and the Isle of Man from the 9th to the 13th centuries AD. The islands were known to the Norse … Wikipedia
Thorstein the Red — or Thorstein Olafsson was a viking chieftain who flourished in late ninth century Scotland. He was born around 850 CE and was the son of Olaf the White, King of Dublin, and Aud the Deep minded, who was the daughter of Ketil Flatnose. [ Eirik the… … Wikipedia
Olaf the White — was a viking sea king who lived in the latter half of the 9th century. Olaf was born around 840, possibly in Ireland. His father was the Hiberno Norse warlord Ingjald Helgasson. Olaf is described in some sources as a descendent of Ragnar Lodbrok… … Wikipedia
Crovan dynasty — The division between the lands of the Crovan dynasty and Clann Somhairle, in about 1200. The Crovan dynasty, from the late 11th century to the mid 13th century, was the ruling family of an insular kingdom known variously in secondary sources as… … Wikipedia
Norse–Gaels — The Norse–Gaels were a people who dominated much of the Irish Sea region, including the Isle of Man, and western Scotland for a part of the Middle Ages; they were of Gaelic and Scandinavian origin and as a whole exhibited a great deal of Gaelic… … Wikipedia
Mormaer of Caithness — The Mormaer of Caithness ruled a distinct mormaerdom in medieval Scotland in that it generally was held by a foreign prince, the Norse Earl of Orkney, the ruler of neighboring Norwegian province. Caithness was intermittently held, presumably… … Wikipedia
Laxardal — The Laxardal is a region in northwestern Iceland. It was the setting for the Laxdaela saga and the home of such famous early Icelanders as Aud the Deep minded, Hoskuld Dala Kollsson, Hrut Herjolfsson, and Olaf the Peacock … Wikipedia
Scandinavian Scotland — History of Scotland This article is part of a series Chronologicy … Wikipedia
Ketil Flatnose — Ketil, nicknamed Flatnose, was a Norwegian hersir of the mid 800s, son of Bjorn (or Bjarni) Buna. His holdings were in the northern part of the country. Some scholars have speculated that, based on his location, nickname and his father s non… … Wikipedia
