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Bróðir and Óspak of Man were two
Norwegian or
Danish brothers who were
active in the Isle of Man and
Ireland in the 11th century. They are
mentioned in...
- of Leinster; and a
Viking army from
abroad led by
Sigurd of
Orkney and
Brodir of Mann. It
lasted from
sunrise to sunset, and
ended in a rout of the Viking...
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Brodir.
Initially the two
brothers sailed from the Isle of Man to
fight against Brian with the
Leinster forces. However,
after a disagreement,
Brodir...
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Battle of
Clontarf of 1014, in the
aftermath of
which he
gruesomely killed Brodir of the Isle of Man to
avenge his brother's
death at the
hands of the invaders:...
- sonr, niðr Halfdanar,
hefna Fróða; sá mun
hennar heitinn verða burr ok
bróðir,
vitum báðar þat. Let us
grind on! Yrsa's son, Hálfdan's kinsman, will avenge...
- sonr, niðr Halfdanar,
hefna Fróða; sá mun
hennar heitinn verða burr ok
bróðir,
vitum báðar þat. Let us
grind on! Yrsa's son, Hálfdan's kinsman, will avenge...
- sources, Loki is
frequently called by the
kenning 'Byleist's brother' (
bróðir Býleists), such as in Völuspá (51), Hyndluljóð (40), or Skáldskaparmál (16)...
- it sama Guðrún,
systir þeira; eigi var Gutþormr Gjúka ættar, þó var hann
bróðir beggja þeira; allt er þat ætt þín, Óttarr heimski.
Gunnar and Högni, the...
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Brian Boru High King of
Ireland April 23, 1014 Clontarf,
Dublin Ireland Brodir and
Ospak of Man
Boniface III
Margrave of
Tuscany May 6, 1052
Oglio March...
- OHG bruothar/bruodhar >
classical OHG
bruodar (English brother,
Icelandic bróðir :
Dutch broeder,
German Bruder, West
Frisian broer)
early OHG
munth > classical...
