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92 THE SCANDINAVIAN'S, AND
BOOK ir. was succeeded by his son Si trie, who endowed Christ
CHA^L church, Dublin, A.D. 103S. 1
Sitric, too, "went
beyond the seas, and was succeeded by Eachmarcach,
son of Raghnall," in A.D. 1036. 2
Eachmarcach also
"went beyond the seas," A.D. 1052 3
to aid
(probably
Earl Godwin), and " Diarmid, the son of Maelnambo,
assumed the kingship of the foreigners," 4 in right of
his descent from these kings, he having married
" Dearbhforghaill, daughter of Donnchadh," 5 son of
Brian Borumha by the widow of Aulaf Cuaran.
When the sons of Earl Godwin were restored to
the Earldom of Northumbria, " Eachmarcach, the
son of Ragnall," 6 retired to the Isle of Man,
of which
his brother Godfrey is said to have been king.
Possibly alarmed by this, Diarmid, son of Maelnambo,
Man yfcids sent his son Murchadh to the island, A.D. 1060, and
iferarfd K. of " Murchadh carried tribute from thence, and defeated
in>
io6o.
the son of Ragnall." 8
Eachmarcach died A.D. 1064,
id slain, and Diarmid, son of Maelnambo, who is styled
" King of Leinster, of the Innse Gall (Danish isles),
and of Dublin," was slain in battle A.D. 1072, 9 and
his sons, Gluniarn and Murchadh, having died Godfrey K. of
previously,
" Godfrey, son of Eagnall," 10
apparently he
a
K. "f DuE who was King of Man, assumed the sovereignty of
Uo, A.I>. 10/3.
j)u bim< Godfrey was banished beyond the seas by
i
Sitricus, King of Dublin, son *
Ogygia, p. 437-
6 Ann. 4 Mast., A.D, 1060.
of Ablef, Earl of Dublin, gave to
the Holy Trinity and Donatu?,
7 Ann. Inisf., A.D. 1072; Ann.
first Bishop of Dublin, a place to Clonmac. calls him " King of
build a church to the Holy Trinity, Leinster, Wales, and Danes of
&c. Ware, Antiquities (from the Dublin."
8 Ann. 4 Mast,,
Black Book of Christ Church).
A.D. 1070.
Ann. Tigern., A.D. 1035. Ibid., A.D. 1072.
8 Ann. 4 Maat.,
A.D. 1052.
10 Ann. Ulst., A.U. 1075 in Ann.
* Mast., vol. ii., p. 904, n. fc
.