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Lagmann mac Gofraid, known in Old Norse as Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson and Lögmaðr Guðrøðarson, was a late eleventh-century King of the Isles, whose rise, reign, and fall from power are obscure. He was the eldest son of Gofraid Crobán, King of Dublin and the Isles, a Norse-Gaelic dynast who conquered and ruled the kingdoms of the Isles and Dublin, before dying in 1095. Three years after the latter's death, the Isles was conquered by Magnús Óláfsson, King of Norway, whose regime in the region lasted until his death in 1103. The chronology of Lagmann's reign is uncertain: he may have begun his reign either before Magnús' conquest, during his regime, or after his demise. As King of the Isles, Lagmann faced significant opposition from factions supporting his younger brothers, Aralt and Amlaíb. At some point, the Islesmen are reported to have petitioned Muirchertach Ua Briain, King of Munster to select a temporary ruler in the region. This act may have been initiated on behalf of a faction supporting Amlaíb. Whatever the case, Ua Briain responded by placing an Uí Briain relative upon the throne. The Uí Briain interlopers, however, do not appear to have been well received; and were evidently ejected by the Islesmen, perhaps led by supporters of Lagmann himself. The chronology and circumstances surrounding the conclusion of Lagmann's reign are uncertain. According to one source, he voluntarily resigned the kingship and journeyed to Jerusalem where he died. This account could be evidence that he died on crusade: one possibility is the First Crusade, perhaps in the entourage of Robert II, Duke of Normandy; another possibility is the so-called Norwegian Crusade, in the entourage of Sigurðr Magnússon, King of Norway. Although one source claims that Lagmann's trek to the Holy Land was undertaken in remorse for the cruelty he had inflicted upon Aralt, another possibility is that he was forced into exile instead. Whatever the case, it is apparent that about a decade after Magnús' death, the Crovan dynasty was restored to the kingship in the person of Lagmann's youngest brother. ==Antecedents, accession, and insurrection== Lagmann was one of three sons of Gofraid Crobán, King of Dublin and the Isles (died 1095).〔Power (2005) p. 34; Duffy (2004).〕 Gofraid first emerges into history in the mid eleventh century.〔Hudson (2005) pp. 170–171.〕 Although his precise parentage is uncertain, he appears to have been a descendant of Amlaíb Cuarán, King of Dublin and Northumbria (died 981).〔Oram (2011) p. 31; Forte; Oram; Pedersen (2005) p. 232; Hudson (2005) pp. 53–54, 83 fig. 3, 170–171; Duffy (2004).〕 Gofraid's apparent Uí Ímair antecedents appear to have endowed him with ancestral claims to the Norse-Gaelic kingdoms to Dublin and the Isles.〔Woolf (2004) pp. 100–101.〕 In the 1070s, he secured the kingship of the Isles through his conquest of Mann, and forcefully added Dublin to his realm in 1091. Gofraid's downfall came in 1094, when he was driven out of Ireland by the Uí Briain, and died the following year in the Hebrides.〔Duffy (2004); Woolf (2004) pp. 100–101; Oram (2000) pp. 19–20.〕 There is uncertainty concerning the political situation in the Isles in the last decade of the eleventh century.〔Davey (2016); Power (1986) p. 115.〕 What is known for sure is that, before the end of the century, Magnús Óláfsson, King of Norway (died 1103) led a marauding fleet from Scandinavia into the Isles, seized control of the kingdom, and held onto power in the Irish Sea region until his death in 1103.〔Duffy (2002) pp. 57–59; Power (1994) p. 216.〕 According to the ''Chronicle of Mann'', when Gofraid died in 1095, Lagmann succeeded him as his eldest son, and went on to reign for seven years.〔Oram (2011) p. 48; Oram (2000) pp. 20–21; Power (1986) p. 116; Anderson (1922) p. 98; Munch; Goss (1874) pp. 54–55.〕 The numerical calculations and chronology of this source are suspect,〔Forte; Oram; Pedersen (2005) p. 235; Oram (2000) pp. 20–21, 58, 83 n. 34.〕 and it is uncertain if Lagmann's reign began before Magnús' arrival, during Magnús' overlordship, or even after Magnús' death.〔Power (1986) p. 116.〕 One possibility is that Lagmann commenced his reign in the Isles immediately after his father assumed the kingship of Dublin in 1091. If so, this transfer of power would seem to evidence the eminent status of Dublin's kinship amongst the Norse-Gaelic elite.〔 Despite the uncertainly surrounding the inception of his reign, the chronicle reveals that Lagmann faced continued opposition from within his own family, in the form of an ongoing rebellion by his brother, Aralt. Lagmann eventually overcame Aralt, however, and is stated to have had the latter blinded and emasculated. Afterwards, if the chronicle is to be believed, Lagmann repented the cruelty that he had inflicted upon Aralt, and remorsefully resigned his kingdom, before setting off to Jerusalem, where he died.〔Oram (2011) pp. 48–49; Forte; Oram; Pedersen (2005) p. 235; Hudson (2005) p. 198; Power (2005) pp. 11–12; Oram (2000) pp. 21, 58; Power (1986) p. 115; Anderson (1922) p. 98; Munch; Goss (1874) pp. 54–55.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lagmann mac Gofraid」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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