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SCANDINAVIAN ANTIQUITIES OF DUBLIN. 43
and "Elchi" or "Elgi " l
the Irish. The Christian BOOK i.
by
Gormo now resigned his Pagan kingdom of Denmark
2
to his son, Harald, and, settling in East Anglia,
"
apportioned it among his followers." 3
Rollo, who Roiio returns
refused to be baptized, retired into Normandy with
many of the Pagan Northmen, 4
including Oscytel, or
Ketell, and Anwynd, of whom we hear no more in
England.
When Gormo left E-epton with his division of the
army, Haifdene, with the remainder, marched into
Northumbria "and took up his winter quarters by y e ' A' 1
the River Tyne," and having subdued all that part
" of the land " he afterwards spoiled the Picts and
5
Strathclyde Britons." His object may have been to
conquer all the territory overrun by Ivar, or he was
provoked by the Picts who had attacked the Danes
in 874, 6 and by the treachery of the Scots, who had
slain Eystein (or Ostin), the son of Aulaf, for it is
recorded in the Annals of Ulster that, " Osten Mac
Aulaf, King of the Normans, was killed by a stra-
tagem of the A Ibanaich ." 7 In this expedition Haifdene
compelled " Ruaidhri, son of Mormend, King of the to Ireland for
Britons, to fly into Ireland," 8 whither the shrine of M
Colurn Cille and his relics in general were brought
for safety." 9
1 Book of Rights, p. xL Ann. fi Ann. 4 Mast., 874. Ann. Ult.,
Clonmac., A.D. 922. 876, Ruaidhri returned to Scotland,
2 Langebek, vol. i., p. 39. and " was killed by the Saxons."
3 Sax. Chron , A.D. 880. Chron. P. of Wales, 877.
4
Ingulph, " The rest who re- 9 Ibid. 875. Kenneth, king of
fused to be baptized left England the Scots, had removed the relics of
and sailed to France." Columba from lona, in A.D. 850,
6 Sax. Chron., 875. and placed them in a church built
6 Ann. Ult., 874. for their reception at Dnnkeld,
7 Ibid., 874. from thence they were brought into