Person

Godred Crovan

King of Mann and the Isles and King of Dublin

b. 1030 CE – d. 1095 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Godred Crovan (died 1095) is a Norse-Gael ruler of Dublin, and King of Mann and the Isles in the second half of the 11th century.

Godred's epithet Crovan may mean "white hand" (Middle Irish: crobh bhan).

In Manx folklore he is known as King Orry.

Moran, J. (2017). Godred Crovan. History Atlas. Retrieved 28 September 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/godred-crovan/

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