the death of alan's ally did not deter gallovidian interests in the isles. in fact, it is probable that alan and certain members of the meic somairle—dubgall and donnchad, sons of dubgall mac somairle—continued to harass the recently inaugurated amlaíb dub. according to "hákonar saga hákonarsonar", reports of open warfare in the isles reached the court of hákon hákonarson, king of norway, the nominal overlord of the isles, in the summer of 1229. specifically, the saga singles out the aforementioned sons of dubgall mac somairle as "unfaithful" to the norwegian king, and several versions of the source describe alan as the "greatest warrior at that time", possessing a large force of men and ships with which he plundered throughout the hebrides. early in 1230, amlaíb dub arrived at the king's court, having been forced from the isles by alan and his allies.