Amlaib Conung is a interesting Viking lord that is described by the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland to have been the son of Gofraid believed to have been the king of Norway or possibly the Hebrides and sorrounding areas . Amlaib Conung was the older brother Ivar both are said to have aided King MaelSechlainn and in another account Aedh Finnlaith in raids against Meath in 862 and other territories in Ireland. What is not told by many is that Amlaib conung was married to the daughter of Aedh Finnlaith as described in the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland.
In 849 A.D. in the sixth year of the reign of Mael Sechlainn is when Amlaib Conung is mentioned when he appears with a proclamation of tributes and taxex from his father. The annals of the four masters have that in 861 A.D. Amlaib Conung , Ivar and Auisle and Lorcan, son of Cathal , Lord of Meath plunder the land of Flann , son of Conang. In the year 862 Amlaib Conung is written to have been the son in law of Aedh Finnlaith. It's written that both combined a great army of Irish and Norse and they killed many freemen in the plain of Mide. In 869 the Annals in Ireland describe Amlaib Conung plundering from West to East , and from North to South all over Ireland.
What is a interesting account is that the sons of Amlaib Conung are not known , but what is known is that he was the son in law of Aedh Finnlaith. Only male decendants were his brothers especially Ivar who was the founder of the House of Ivar, for many years ruled in Yorkshire and Dublin. His younger brother Auisle was said to have been killed by Amlaib Conung over jealousy due to Amlaib Conung's wife the daughter of Cinaed, which Cinaed is this is up to debate by scholars the two main Cinaed's are Cinaed MacAlpin , the King of the Picts and the other is Cinaed MacConaing, King of Brega.
These three Viking lords are said to be of a Swedish origin associated with the Ynglings who established themselves in Denmark for a period of time. Auisle the youngest brother of Ivar and Amlaib Conung did leave a son who was killed in 833 by Muirgel , the daughter of Mael Sechlainn MacMaele Ruanaid and Ottar, the son of Jarnkne. No known reason why this occured is given.
What ever happened to the sons of Amlaib Conung and the daughter of Aedh Finnlaith? I estimate possibly born circa 860's. Did these sons remain among the Ui Neill of the North? or did they remain among their Viking kindred? Finding a distinct haplotype of various families in the areas and territories were these Viking lords will be a lead to finding the possible origins and descendants of these men. The current belief is that the male line no longer exist.
A few books of interest
The Scandinavian Kings of Dublin by Charles Haliday
