Sigtrygg Caech
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Sigtrygg Caech (or Sihtric) (died 927) was a Norse-Gael King of Dublin who reigned as king of York. His epithet means the 'Squinty'. He belonged to the Uí Ímair kindred.
He became King of Dublin on the death of his his brother Rognvald (or Ragnall). Sigtrygg attacked the kingdom of Mercia from the Mersey which formed part of the border between Mercia and the Viking Kingdom of York.[1] He also commanded Viking forces in the Battle of Confey and other battles.
In 926 he married King Athelstan of England's sister in a political move designed by Athelstan to build up his influence in the north of England. Sigtrygg died suddenly only a year later in 927.[2]
Sihtric was survived by a son Olaf whom the Irish nicknamed Cuaran.
| Preceded by Ragnald I |
King of Jórvík 921–927 |
Succeeded by Guthfrith II |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.btinternet.com/~timeref/hprs.htm#J771 TimeRef - Sihtric (Norse King of York)
- ^ Higham, Kingdom of Northumbria, pp. 186–190; Stenton, Anglo-Saxon England, pp. 339–340.
