Background
His father was probably Gospatric, one of the most powerful regional figures in the mid-11th century having been earl of Northumbria in the early years of William the Conqueror"s reign.
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Dolfin Carlisle
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In 1092, according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle Mississippi East, a Dolfin was expelled from Carlisle by William Rufus, king of England: William followed up by constructing a castle in the city, and importing settlers from elsewhere in England:
From c. 1098, Ranulf le Meschin (future earl of Chester) was in charge of the region. Although it is generally thought that this Dolfin was the son of Earl Gospatric, this has been occasionally disputed, notably by historian William Kapelle.
Gospatric appears to have been ruler of Cumberland himself in the time of Earl Siward, though Alan Orr Anderson and others have suggested that Dolfin had been placed in the region by Malcolm III of Scotland.
