It is not clear when in the period between 940 and 943 these events took place, and as a result historians disagree as to whether they concern Amlaíb mac Gofrith or Amlaíb Cuarán.
Estes feitos tiveron lugar entre 940 e 943, aínda que os historiadores disenten en canto a se os feitos estiveron protagonizados por Amlaíb mac Gofrith ou Amlaíb Cuarán.