Battle of Epiphany
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The Battle of Epiphany was a naval battle fought on 5–6 January or 12 January 1156, between the Norse Godred Olafsson (Godred the Black), King of the Isles and the Norse-Gaelic Somhairle MacGillebride (Somerled), King of Cinn Tìre (Kintyre), Argyll and Lorne, off the coast of Islay, Scotland.[1][2][3]
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Forces of Somerled | Forces of Godred Olafsson | ||||||
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80 Galleys | unknown | ||||||
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unknown | unknown |
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