Auisle or Óisle (Old Norse: Ásl[ˈɑːsl] or Auðgísl[ˈɔuðˌɡiːsl]; died c. 867) was a Viking[nb 1] leader in Ireland and Scotland in the mid-late ninth century. He was the son of the king of Lochlann, identified in the non-contemporary Fragmentary Annals of Ireland as Gofraid, and brother of Amlaíb Conung and Ímar, the latter of whom founded the Uí Ímair dynasty, and whose descendants would go on to dominate the Irish Sea region for several centuries. Another Viking leader, Halfdan Ragnarsson, is sometimes considered a brother. The Irish Annals title Auisle, Ímar and Amlaíb "kings of the foreigners". Modern scholars use the title "kings of Dublin" after the Viking settlement which formed the base of their power.
Auisle is mentioned three times in contemporary annals. In the first entry, dated 863, he and his brothers are recorded as having raided Brega, including underground tombs at Achad Aldai, Cnodba, and Dubad. The second, dated 866, records Auisle and Amlaíb raiding Pictland, taking away many hostages. In the final entry, dated 867, the death of Auisle at the hands of unnamed kinsmen is reported. According to the later Fragmentary Annals his brothers Amlaíb and Ímar plotted his death, with Amlaíb striking the killing blow.
^Downham, p. xvi
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Auisle or Óisle (Old Norse: Ásl [ˈɑːsl] or Auðgísl [ˈɔuðˌɡiːsl]; died c. 867) was a Viking leader in Ireland and Scotland in the mid-late ninth century...
he was succeeded by an unnamed son of Auisle, who is referred to in the annals as Mac Auisle. In 883 Mac Auisle was killed by Otir (Ottár) the son of...
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(complete list) – Amlaíb Conung, King (c.853–871) Ímar, King (c.857–873) Auisle, King (c.863–867) Oistin mac Amlaíb, possibly king (873–875) Halfdan Ragnarsson...
brothers Ímar, Amlaíb Conung and Auisle began to rule as kings in Dublin. Ímar died in 873, Amlaíb in 874, and Auisle in 867; with Bárid, son of Ímar probably...
Northumbria. The Annals of Clonmacnoise mention two more sons of Sitric, Auisle and Sichfrith, falling at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937. Gofraid (d. 954)...
become the first king of Dublin. He ruled along with his brothers Ímar and Auisle. His dynasty, the Uí Ímair ruled over the following decades. During this...
He ruled along with his brothers Ímar (possibly Ivar the Boneless) and Auisle. Over the following decades, there was regular warfare between the Vikings...
on the shores of the Moray Firth. The Viking Kings of Dublin Amlaíb and Auisle are recorded in the Annals of Ulster going to Fortriu and plundering "the...
king of Northumbria November 13 – Nicholas I, pope of the Catholic Church Auisle, Viking leader (approximate date) Cormac mac Connmhach, Irish monk and scribe...
combined Pictish and Gaelic kingdom almost encircled. Amlaíb and his brother Auisle "ravaged the whole of Pictland and took their hostages" and later occupied...
Vikings appear to have shared the kingship of Dublin: Amlaíb, Ímar, and Auisle. These men could well have been related to each other, and there is reason...
in 863; titled "King of the Northmen of all Ireland and Britain" in 873 Auisle c. 863–867 Co-king; titled "King of the Foreigners" in 863 Oistin mac Amlaíb*...
Gofraid, King of Lochlann and father of Amlaíb and Imhar (or Ímar) and Auisle seems to be recorded in the Fragmentary Annals in 873: Ég righ Lochlainne...
differences were less divisive than in Ireland and Wales. Amlaíb and his brother Auisle "ravaged the whole of Pictland and took their hostages" and later occupied...
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