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Godred Crovan
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Godred Crovan (d. 1095), known in Manx tradition as King Gorree, was a Norse warrior who conquered the Isle of Man around 1079 and founded a dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mann and the Isles for nearly two centuries. According to the Chronicle of Man, he prevailed in his third attempt to take the Island and established a system of governance that endured until the end of Norse rule.
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