Ragnhildis^[1]

• Name	Ragnhildis
  Birth	of the Isles
  Gender	Female
  _UID	0AFD2C4520124FE6B1CFD687D45C0BF3EA13
  Person ID	I32090	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2000

  
  

  Father	King of Man and Isles Olaf (or Olave) the Red UNKNOWN,   b. Isle of Man d. 1154
  Mother	Ingebiorg,   b. Abt 1097, Orkney
  _UID	F65433D57A724CFA804693468A3422E9ECF2
  _UID	F65433D57A724CFA804693468A3422E9ECF2
  Family ID	F25968	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	King of Isles Somerled (Rex Insularum) UNKNOWN,   b. 1110   d. 1164, Renfrew (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1140
  _UID	D283AC1A4C7B45DE9220C5FDC1020E17611C
  _UID	D283AC1A4C7B45DE9220C5FDC1020E17611C
  Notes	http://user.icx.net/~gimbel/genealogy/McDonald_ancestory.html
  Children	1. Dugall UNKNOWN   2. Princess of Iona Bethoc UNKNOWN   3. Reginald (or Ranald) MACSOMERLED,   b. Abt 1150   d. 1207 (Age 57 years)   4. Angus UNKNOWN
  Family ID	F25966	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Rainghildis was descended from Viking kings of Ireland and Norway. Somerled won the hand of Raignhildis through trickery. Holes were drilled in the hull of Olaf's galley and plugged with a substance that would dissolve after a short time in water. A relative of Somerled was planted on the boat with plugs that fit the holes. When the ship began taking on water the relative offered to fix the holes if Olaf would grant him one wish - the wish that Somerled could marry his daughter. The two were married and Somerled soon gained enough power to rule the Isles. http://www.erie.net/~skye/thelords.htm

  
  

• Sources

  [S217] jenmend.ged.