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Rognvald Eysteinsson (fl. 865) was the founding Jarl (or Earl) of Møre in Norway, and a close relative and ally of Harald Fairhair, the earliest known King of Norway. In the Norse language he is known as Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson (Mǿrajarl) and in modern Norwegian as Ragnvald Mørejarl.
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The geography of the Orkneys placed the islands and their inhabitants on a maritime frontier between Norway and Scotland. The islands are about 20 miles North of Scotland. From 875, the King of Norway claimed the Orkney islands and Norway remained overlord of the isles until 1468 when with Shetland they were ceded to Scotland. Vikings had settled i...
The saga accounts are the best known, and the latest, of the three surviving traditions concerning Rognvald and the foundation of the Earldom of Orkney. Recorded in the 13th century, their views are informed by Norwegian politics of the day. Once, historians could write that no-one denied the reality of Harald Fairhair's expeditions to the west rec...
The Historia Norvegiae's account of Rognvald and the foundation of the Orkney earldom is the next oldest, probably dating from the twelfth century. This account contains much curious detail on Orkney, including the earliest account of the Pictsas small people who hid in the daytime, but it has little to say about Rognvald. This account does not ass...
The oldest account of the Rognvald and the earldom of Orkney is that found in the Fragmentary Annals of Ireland. The annals survive only in incomplete copies made by Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh in the seventeenth century, but the original annals are believed to date from the lifetime of Donnchad mac Gilla Patráic (died 1039). The annals are known to...
The earldom established by Rognvald remained within his family until 1232. The Scandinavian influence and culture remained strong, and continues to be evident in place names as well as in vocabulary. The earldom was home to several knights of the Arthurianlegends. The mythology of the Norse Saga that surrounds the story of Rognvald comprises a rich...
Anderson, Alan Orr, and Marjorie Ogilvie Anderson. 1990. Early Sources of Scottish History, A.D. 500 to 1286. Paul Watkins medieval studies, 1. Stamford, Lincolnshire, UK: Paul Watkins. ISBN 978187...Crawford, Barbara. 1987. Scandinavian Scotland. Leicester, UK: Leicester University Press. ISBN 0718512820.Ekrem, Inger, Lars Boje Mortensen, and Peter Fisher. 2003. Historia Norwegie. Copenhagen, DK: Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 9788772898131.Ó Corrain, Donnchad. 1998. "The Vikings in Scotland and Ireland in the Ninth Century." Peritia, vol 12. Belgium, BE: Brepols. ISBN 2503506240. Retrieved November 24, 2008.May 23, 2023 · Rognvald "The Wise" Eysteinsson (son of Eystein Ivarsson) is the founder of the Earldom of Orkney in the Norse Sagas. Three quite different accounts of the creation of the Norse earldom on Orkney and Shetland exist.
May 1, 2021 · Rognvald "The Wise" Eysteinsson (son of Eystein Ivarsson) is the founder of the Earldom of Orkney in the Norse Sagas. Three quite different accounts of the creation of the Norse earldom on Orkney and Shetland exist.
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Dec 14, 2014 · 'Rognvald "The Wise" Eysteinsson' (son of Eystein Ivarsson) is the founder of the Earldom of Orkney in the Norse Sagas. Three quite different accounts of the creation of the Norse earldom on Orkney and Shetland exist.
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The first earl of Møre was Rognvald Eysteinsson, a close friend and ally of King Harald I of Norway. He is called by the byname Rognvald Mørejarl (Rǫgnvaldr Mœrajarl) in the Heimskringla and Orkneyinga saga. During the early Viking Age, Norway consisted of a number of petty kingdoms.
Rognvald Eysteinsson (fl. 865) was the founding Jarl (or Earl) of Møre in Norway, and a close relative and ally of Harald Fairhair, the earliest known King of Norway. In the Norse language he is known as Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson (Mǿrajarl) and in modern Norwegian as Ragnvald Mørejarl.
