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The term jarl (Old Norse: jarl, Old Swedish: iarl, iærl, Old Danish: jærl) has been connected to various similar words across Germanic languages, such as Proto-Norse eril, Old English eorl (meaning warrior, hero, or chieftain, related to modern English earl), Old Saxon erl (man, nobleman), and Old High German erl-in personal names such as Erlaberaht.
Division of Norway ca. 930 AD. The orange area is the domain the earls of Møre. The Earls of Møre (Old Norse: Jarlar á Mœri) were a dynasty of powerful noblemen in Norway dating to the unification of Norway in the 9th century. The first earl of Møre was Rognvald Eysteinsson, a close friend and ally of King Harald I of Norway.
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.
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.
Today, Norway has approximately 10-15 families who were formerly recognised as noble by Norwegian kings. These include Anker, Aubert, von Benzon, Bretteville, Falsen, Galtung, Huitfeldt, Knagenhjelm, Lowzow, Løvenskiold, Munthe-Kaas, von Munthe af Morgenstierne, de Vibe, Treschow, Werenskiold, and the Counts of Wedel-Jarlsberg.
Ladejarlen (1930) by sculptor Harald Samuelsen (1881–1953) Statue located in Trondheim. The Earls of Lade (Norwegian: ladejarler) were a dynasty of Norse jarls from Lade (Old Norse: Hlaðir), who ruled what is now Trøndelag and Hålogaland from the 9th century to the 11th century.
Jarl Henning Ulrichsen is also a chess player with the title of FIDE Master from the FIDE. He was a Norwegian senior chess champion on several occasions, most recently at the National Championships in Trondheim in 2014. [1] Jarl Henning Ulrichsen played for Norway in the Chess Olympiad: [2]
Rögnvald remained in Norway as one of the leading men of King Harald Gille. Rögnvald was hailed as jarl in 1136. St Magnus Cathedral. In 1137, Rögnvald initiated the building of St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Orkney. Rögnvald also served as a guardian to Harald Maddadsson, the five-year-old nephew of Paul Haakonsson. In 1138 Rögnvald ...