MacDonald family (per. c. 1300–c. 1500), magnates, ruled a semi-independent lordship or kingdom in the west coast and islands of Scotland, with the title (rí Innse Gall (‘king of the Hebrides’)) or (dominus insularum'lord of the Isles...
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Thorkell the Tall [Þorkill inn Hávi], earl of East Anglia (fl. 1009–1023), viking leader, magnate, and regent, was, according to saga tradition, the son of Strút Harald, earl of Sjælland, and the brother of Sigvaldi, the supposed leader of the Jómsvikings. He may have been married to a daughter of ...