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The Norse Earls of Orkney
In chronological order:
| Sigurd
Eysteinsson (Sigurd the Powerful) |
c 874 - 890AD |
| Guthorm Sigurdsson |
c 890/91 |
| Hallad Rognvaldsson |
c 892 - 893 |
| Einar
Rognvaldsson |
c 893 - 946 |
| Arnkel Einarsson |
c 946 - 954 |
| Erlend Einarsson |
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| Thorfinn Einarsson
(Thorfinn Skull-splitter) |
c 963 - 976 |
| Arnfinn Thorfinnsson |
c 976 - 991 |
| Havard Thorfinnsson
(Havard Harvest-happy) |
c 976 - 991 |
| Ljot Thorfinnsson |
c 976 - 991 |
| Hlodvir Thorfinnsson |
c 980 - 991 |
| Sigurd
Hlodvirsson (Sigurd the Stout) |
c 991 - 1014 |
| Sumarlidi Sigurdsson |
1014 - 1015 |
| Einar Sigurdsson (Einar Wry-mouth) |
1014 - 1019 |
| Brusi Sigurdsson |
1014 - 1030 |
| Thorfinn Sigurdsson (Thorfinn the Mighty) |
1020 - 1065 |
| Rognvald Brussisson |
c 1037 - 1045 |
| Paul Thorfinnsson |
1065 - 1098 |
| Erlend Thorfinnsson |
1065 - 1098 |
Sigurd Magnusson
(appointed by his father Sigurd, King of Norway) |
1098 - 1103? |
| Hakon Paulsson |
c 1103 - 1123 |
| Magnus
Erlendsson (St.Magnus) |
c 1105-1117 |
| Paul
Hakonsson |
c 1122 - 1137 |
| Harald
Hakonsson (Harald Smooth-tongue) |
c 1122 - 1127 |
| Rognvald
Kolsson (St.Rognvald) |
1136 - 1158 |
| Harald Maddadsson |
1138 - 1206 |
| Erlend Haraldsson |
1151 - 1154 |
| Harald Eiriksson |
1197 - 1198 |
| David Haraldsson |
1206 - 1214 |
| Jon Haraldsson |
1206 - 1231 |
The murder of Earl Jon Haraldsson brought the
Norse line of earls to an end and the Earldom passed to the Angus
family, who although Scottish noblemen, as Earls of Orkney had to
swear allegiance to the Norwegian King.
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