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The probable site of his burial mound, Sigurd's Howe, is shown. Sigurd Eysteinsson, or Sigurd the Mighty (reigned c. 875–892 [1]), was the second Jarl of Orkney—a title bequeathed to Sigurd by his brother Rognvald Eysteinsson. A son of Eystein Glumra, Sigurd was a leader in the Viking conquest of what is now northern Scotland.
At his death, Sigurd Eysteinsson controlled the area north of the River Oykel. The probable site of his burial mound, Sigurd's Howe, is shown. Máel Brigte, also known as Máel Brigte the Bucktoothed or Máel Brigte Tusk [1] was a 9th-century Pictish nobleman, most probably a mormaer of Moray.
An example of a page from the Orkneyinga saga, as it appears in a printed copy of the 14th-century Flateyjarbók.. The Orkneyinga saga (Old Norse: [ˈorknˌœyjeŋɡɑ ˈsɑɣɑ]; also called the History of the Earls of Orkney and Jarls' Saga) is a narrative of the history of the Orkney and Shetland islands and their relationship with other local polities, particularly Norway and Scotland.
Rognvald Eysteinsson, Jarl of Møre fl. 865–890 [a] [5] [6] [7] is sometimes credited with being the founder of the jarldom. By implication the Orkneyinga saga identifies him as such for he is given "dominion" over Orkney and Shetland by King Harald Finehair, although there is no concrete suggestion he ever held the title.
However, Sigurd's line barely survived him and it was Torf-Einarr (ruled c.895–910), Rognvald's son by a slave, who founded a dynasty that controlled the islands for centuries after his death. [5] Notes 1 ] He was succeeded by his son Thorfinn Skull-splitter ( c. 910–963) and during this time the deposed Norwegian King Eric Bloodaxe often ...
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Rognvald thereafter returned to Norway, giving the northern isles to his brother Sigurd Eysteinsson. [14] [11] Sigurd had been the forecastleman on Harald's ship and after sailing back east the king "gave Sigurd the title of earl". [11] However, the Heimskringla states specifically that Sigurd was the first Earl of Orkney. [15]
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