Shennaghys Vannin: Difference between revisions

Er-jerrey, ayns 1261, hug [[Alistair III ny h-Albey]] çhaghteryn gys Norlynn gys barganey er son coyrt seose ny h-ellanyn, agh cha row ny h-eabym oc rahoil. <!--He therefore initiated hostilities which terminated in the indecisive [[Battle of Largs]] against of the Norwegian fleet in 1263. However the Norwegian king [[Haakon IV of Norway|Haakon Haakonsson]] died the following winter, and this allowed king Alexander to bring the war to a successful conclusion. [[Magnus III of the Isle of Man|Magnus]], [[King of Mann and the Isles]] (reigned 1252 - 1265), who had fought on the Norwegian side, had to surrender all the islands over which he had ruled, except Mann, for which he did homage. Two years later Magnus died and in 1266 King [[Magnus VI of Norway]] ceded the islands, including Mann, to Scotland in the [[Treaty of Perth]] in consideration of the sum of 4,000 [[Mark (money)|marks]] (known as {{lang|sco|''merks''}} in Scotland) and an annuity of 100 marks. But Scotland's rule over Mann did not become firmly established till 1275, when the Manx suffered defeat in the decisive [[Battle of Ronaldsway]], near [[Castletown]].-->