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Olaf Guthfrithsson (Old Norse: ''Óláfr Guðfriðarson''; Old English: Ánláf; rendered in Old Irish writings as Amlaíb mac Gofraid)〔Amlaíb's patronymic does not appear in the ''Anglo-Saxon Chronicle''; his presumed brother Ragnall or Rægenald is called "Guðferþes sunu" (Ms. A, s.a. 944)〕 (died 941) was a member of the Norse-Gael Uí Ímair dynasty and King of Dublin from 934 to 941. He succeeded his father, Gofraid ua Ímair, who was also briefly king of York in 927 following the death of his kinsman Sitric Cáech, but was expelled in the same year by king Æthelstan of England. ==Biography== In August 937 Olaf defeated his Norse rivals based at Limerick, leaving him free to pursue his family claim to the throne of York. He married the daughter of king Constantine II of Scotland, and also allied himself with Owen I of Strathclyde. In the autumn 937, Olaf led his allies into battle against Æthelstan in the Battle of Brunanburh and was decisively defeated. After Athelstan's death in 939, Olaf again invaded York the same year, forcing Athelstan's successor, Edmund, into a treaty which ceded to Olaf Northumbria and part of Mercia. Uniquely, the legend of his silver penny minted at York is not in Latin or Old English but in Old Norse; the bird emblem perhaps represents the raven associated with the battle-god Odin.〔Noted in Richard Hall, ''Viking Age Archaeology'' 1995:25 and fig. 9.〕 He did not get to enjoy his new lands for long, dying just two years later in 941. He was succeeded by Amlaíb Cuarán. This traditional view of Guthfrithson's later career has recently been disputed by Kevin Halloran - see Further Reading below. The basic argument presented is that Guthfrithson did not rule in York and the suggestion that only one Anlaf, Anlaf Cuaran, was king there may explain some of the apparent anomalies in the numismatic record. There has been speculation that a skeleton found at Auldhame, East Lothian in Scotland may be that of Guthfrithsson. Cammán mac Amlaíb, who is possibly identical to Sitriuc Cam, has been identified as one of Olaf's sons. 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「Olaf Guthfrithson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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