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Amlaíb Conung
Amlaíb Conung was a Viking leader who, according to the Irish annals, arrived in Ireland in 853 and ruled the Norse of Dublin with Ímar. He raided widely in Ireland and northern Britain and in 870 took Dumbarton Rock, the fortress of Strathclyde, together with Ímar. He is often identified with Olaf the White of the Norse sagas.
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