Caittil Find
Template:Use dmy dates Caittil Find (Template:Floruit) was the leader of a contingent of Norse-Gaels, recorded as being defeated in battle in 857 CE. Some historians have considered him to be identical to Ketill Flatnose, a prominent Norse sea-king who had strong associations with the Hebrides of Scotland and Olaf the White.[1] This view is however not shared by all.
The Annals of Ulster record that in 857 Caittil Find was defeated in battle in Munster, Ireland. Template:Verse translation
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