Editing History of the Isle of Man (section)

===Decline of Norse rule===
[[File:NW Britain 11th cent.jpg|300px|thumb|left|11th century (north is to the right)]]

From the middle of the 12th century until 1217 the suzerainty had remained of a very shadowy character; Norway had become a prey to civil dissensions. But after that date it became a reality, and Norway consequently came into collision with the growing power of the [[kingdom of Scotland]].{{sfnp|Moore|1911|p=537}}

Early in the 13th century, when [[Ragnald IV of the Isle of Man|Ragnald]] (reigned 1187–1229) paid homage to King [[John of England]] (reigned 1199–1216), we hear for the first time of English intervention in the affairs of Mann.{{sfnp|Moore|1911|p=537}} But a period of Scots domination would precede the establishment of full English control.

Finally, in 1261, [[Alexander III of Scotland]] sent envoys to Norway to negotiate for the cession of the isles, but their efforts led to no result. He therefore initiated a war, which ended in the indecisive [[Battle of Largs]] against the Norwegian fleet in 1263. However, the Norwegian king [[Haakon IV of Norway|Haakon Haakonsson]] died the following winter, and this allowed King Alexander to bring the war to a successful conclusion. [[Magnus Olafsson|Magnus Olafsson, King of Mann and the Isles]] (reigned 1252–1265), who had campaigned on the Norwegian side, had to surrender all the islands over which he had ruled, except Mann, for which he did [[homage (feudal)|homage]]. Two years later Magnus died and in 1266 King [[Magnus VI of Norway]] ceded the islands, including Mann, to Scotland in the [[Treaty of Perth]] in consideration of the sum of 4,000 [[Mark (money)|marks]] (known as {{lang|sco|merks}} in Scotland) and an [[annuity]] of 100 marks. But Scotland's rule over Mann did not become firmly established until 1275, when the Manx suffered defeat in the decisive [[Battle of Ronaldsway]], near [[Castletown, Isle of Man|Castletown]].{{sfnp|Moore|1911|pp=537–538}}