Lagman
Lagman ("Lawman") was the son of Gudrod, king of the Hebrides, who was sent to defend the northern islands against King Magnus's westward campaign.
Lagman ("Lawman") was the son of Gudrod, king of the Hebrides, who was sent to defend the northern islands against King Magnus's westward campaign. When Magnus and his forces arrived in the Hebrides, Lagman abandoned his defensive position and fled "here and there about the isles." He was ultimately captured by Magnus's men while attempting to escape to Ireland (Heimskringla, The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway, 10. Of Lagman, King Gudrod's Son).
The Heimskringla's single attestation frames Lagman's story as one of failed resistance. The detail that he fled "here and there about the isles" conveys both desperation and the futility of island-hopping against a superior naval force (Heimskringla, The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway, 10. Of Lagman, King Gudrod's Son). His capture while trying to reach Ireland follows a familiar pattern in the Norse accounts of the western campaigns: defeated Hebridean leaders seeking refuge across the Irish Sea.
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