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  2. Jarl - Wikipedia

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    Jarl is a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia. In Old Norse , it meant " chieftain ", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead. Jarl could also mean a sovereign prince .

  3. Earl of Orkney - Wikipedia

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    Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern Isles of Scotland. Originally founded by Norse invaders , the status of the rulers of the Northern Isles as Norwegian vassals was formalised in 1195.

  4. Swedish jarls - Wikipedia

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    Swedish jarls were powerful men, such as Birger Brosa, Ulf Fase, and Birger Jarl (original patronym Magnusson), and often the true rulers of the Swedish kingdom. [1] After the death of Birger Jarl, the title was replaced by that of a duke (Swedish: hertig) in the 13th century. [3] The first duke was Birger Jarl's son Magnus (later known as ...

  5. Hersir - Wikipedia

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    A hersir was a local Viking military commander of a hundred (a county subdivision), of about 100 men, and owed allegiance to a jarl or king. They were also aspiring landowners, and, like the middle class in many feudal societies, supported the kings in their centralization of power. Originally, the term Hersir referred to a wealthy farmer who ...

  6. Rognvald Eysteinsson - Wikipedia

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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.

  7. Haakon Sigurdsson - Wikipedia

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    Haakon Sigurdsson (Old Norse: Hákon Sigurðarson [ˈhɑːˌkon ˈsiɣˌurðɑz̠ˌson], Norwegian: Håkon Sigurdsson; c. 937–995), known as Haakon Jarl (Old Norse: Hákon jarl), was the de facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995.

  8. The Up Helly Aa festival: celebrating Viking roots - AOL

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    Every year people from all over travel to Shetland to honor the island's and their own Viking origins.

  9. Rígsþula - Wikipedia

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    Through warfare Jarl became lord of eighteen homesteads with much wealth besides. He also gained the hand of Erna (Brisk), daughter of Hersir (lord). Erna bore twelve sons to Ríg-Jarl but no daughters. All the sons were given high-sounding names, mostly meaning "son". They became the ancestors of the warrior nobility.