Battle of Epiphany

Battle of Epiphany
Date	5–6 or 12 January 1156
Location	south of Islay, Scotland
Result	Partition of Kingdom of Mann and the Isles
Belligerents
Forces of Somerled	Forces of Godred Olafsson
Strength
80 Galleys	unknown
Casualties and losses
unknown	unknown

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.

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