He ruled parts of Scotland and Ireland, not England, and he was from Norway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_III_of_Norway Magnus Barefoot (1073, Norway - August 1103, Ulster) son of Olaf Kyrre, was king of Norway from 1093 until 1103 and King of the Isle of Man from 1099 until 1102. His nickname barfot or berrføtt means barefoot or bareleg and is commonly understood to come from his habit of wearing Gaelic-style clothing, leaving lower legs bare - this Scottish style is a precursor of later kilts. According to another theory, he got the nickname because he was in the habit of walking barefoot, in the Irish style. Title page of the saga of Magnus Barefoot (Illustration by Gerhard Munthe) Title page of the saga of Magnus Barefoot (Illustration by Gerhard Munthe) The period of peace during the reign of Magnus' father Olaf III Kyrre came to an abrupt end when Magnus succeeded him in 1093. Magnus made war with Sweden and Denmark and sought to build a Norwegian empire around the Irish Sea. In 1098, he conquered the Orkney Islands, the Hebrides and the Isle of Man. Magnus returned to Norway in 1099 but in 1102 set out again, this time to conquer Ireland. He captured Dublin and the surrounding area. In the following year, 1103, he attempted to capture the whole of Ireland, but he was caught in an ambush and died in battle. There is no concrete evidence as to the exact location of his death but belief, folklore and conclusion point to a location just outside Downpatrick, County Down, in what is now Northern Ireland.[1] Magnus was married to Margareta (the daughter of his former enemy Inge Stenkilsson, king of Sweden), in 1101 at Kungahälla. They did not have surviving children. His extant sons at his death were Olaf Magnusson, Øystein Magnusson and Sigurd Magnusson (later known as Sigurd Jorsalfar or Crusader) who all together succeeded him. After his death, Harald Gille and Sigurd Slembedjakn later came forward and both claimed to be his illegitimate sons (and thus heirs to the throne). Harald Gille became king Harald IV of Norway in 1130. Magnus's death set the stage for a period of civil war that would last until 1240, with Magnus' illegitimate sons and their descendants fighting for the throne. gc-gateway@rootsweb.com wrote: > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: josephbarefoot > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.barefoot/281.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > Kelly; > If there are any native americans in the Barefoot family they are on the distaff side. The Barefoot name is derived from a Norse king named Magnus that ruled England in the 11th century. > B.J.'s father was Dewey Hobson and his mother was Eula Clyde nee Stewart. He had one sister, Virginia Doris Mathews that stills lives in Banks,AL. > Anything further pls contact me at Josephbarefoot@hotmail.com as your e-mail address AS WRITTEN does not function..... Joe > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BAREFOOT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >