Bárid mac Oitir explained

Bárid mac Oitir (Norse, Old: Bárðr Óttarsson, died 914) was a Viking 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:This incident is the earliest known occasion where Vikings are linked with Man.

References

Primary sources

• Web site: The Annals of Ulster . 2012 . . 15 August 2012 . . 23 November 2014 . AU.

Secondary sources

• Book: Downham, Clare . 2007 . Viking Kings of Britain and Ireland: The Dynasty of Ívarr to A.D. 1014 . . Edinburgh . 978-1-903765-89-0 . Downham .

External links

• 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.