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King '''Ragnald of the [[Isle of Man]]''', referred to in some texts as Reginald, was the younger brother of the rightful successor to the throne and illegitimately rose to power, usurping his brother's right.

'''Gettin' Square''' is a crime caper movie set in of [[Australia]]'s [[Gold Coast]]. The protagonists are ex-criminals trying to keep out of trouble. Barry Wirth ([[Sam Worthington]]) is fresh out of prison and determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But like his mate Johnny "Spit" Spiteri ([[David Wenham]]), and reformed gangster turned restauranteur Dabba ([[Timothy Spall]]), he finds out the hard way that there are old scores and a few new ones that makes gettin' square a lot harder than he thought.

In the year [[1219]], he resigned his rulership to the [[Holy See]], imitating King [[John of England]], though he remained as king of the island.

Gettin' Square won nominations at several Australian ceremonies including the AFI awards, IF awards, Australian Comedy Awards, and Critics Circle Awards. Wenham's performance as the loveable and hapless Spiteri saw him win the Best Actor category in every major film award through 2003.

In the year [[1226]] he was killed by his brother Olaf, the rightful heir to the throne.

His brother succeeded him as King [[Olaf II of the Isle of Man]].

===Links===

;[http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/10/08/1065601907539.html Review at SMH.com.au]

;[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0341376/ IMDb article]

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|width="30%" align="center"|Preceded by:<br>'''[[Godfred V of the Isle of Man|Godfred V]]'''

|width="40%" align="center"|'''[[List of Kings of the Isle of Man|King of the Isle of Man]]'''

|width="30%" align="center"|Succeeded by:<br>'''[[Olaf II of the Isle of Man|Olaf II]]'''

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