List of Jarle from Orkney

The following list shows the Jarle of Orkney or Orkneyjarle , who were vassals of the kings of Norway between approx. 875 and 1470 as Jarl of the Northern Isles ( Norðreyjar ) comprising Orkney and Shetland .

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List of the Jarle of Orkney (c. 875-1470)

• Røgnvald Eysteinsson († around 900), Jarl von Møre , gave Orkney to his brother Sigurd in 880
• Sigurd Eysteinsson († 892)
• Guthorm Sigurdsson († around 893)
• Hallad Rognvaldsson († around 895)
• Einarr Rognvaldsson, called Torf-Einar († 910)

• Arnkel Torf-Einarsson († 954) with Erlend and Thorfinn
• Erlend Torf-Einarsson († 954) with Arnkel and Thorfinn
• Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson († 963) to 954 with Arnkel and Erlend

• Arnfinn Thorfinnsson († after 963)
• Havard Thorfinnsson († before 980)
• Ljot Thorfinnsson († around 980)
• Hlodvir Thorfinnsson († 991)
• Sigurd Hlodvirsson († 1014)

• Sumarlidi Sigurdsson († around 1016) with Brusi and Einar
• Brusi Sigurdsson († around 1031) to 1016 with Einar and Sumarlidi, to 1020 with Einar, 1025-1031 with Thorfinn
• Einar Sigurdsson († 1020) until 1016 with Brusi and Sumarlidi, until 1020 with Brusi
• Thorfinn Sigurdsson († around 1065), 1025-1031 with Brusi, 1036-1046 with Røgnvald Brusason
• Røgnvald Brusason († around 1046) from 1036 with Thorfinn

• Páll Thorfinnsson († 1098) with Erlend
• Erlend Thorfinnsson († 1098) with Páll

• Sigurd Magnusson († 1130), until 1103, then King of Norway

• Hákon Pállsson († 1123) 1106–1115 with Magnús
• Magnús Erlendsson († 1115) from 1106 with Hákon; Saint

• Harald Hákonsson († around 1131) with Páll
• Páll Hákonsson († around 1136) 1123–1131 with Harald

• Rögnvald Kali Kolsson († 1158) 1138–1151 and 1154–1158 with Harald Maddadsson, 1151–1154 with Harald and Erlend Haraldsson
• Harald Maddadsson († 1206) 1138–1151 with Rögnvald, deposed in 1151, reinstated 1154–1158 with Rögnvald, 1191–1198 with Harald Eiriksson
• Erlend Haraldsson († 1154) from 1151 with Harald Maddadsson and Rögnvald Kali Kolsson
• Harald Eiriksson († 1198) from 1191 with Harald Maddadsson

• David Haraldsson († 1214) with Jon
• John Haraldsson († 1231) with David until 1214
  • vacant 1231-1236

• Magnus of Angus († 1239)
• Gilbert, Earl of Caithness († 1256)
• Magnus Gilbertsson († 1273)
• Magnus Magnusson († 1284)
• Jón Magnússon († before 1312)
• Magnus Jónsson († around 1321)
  • vacant 1321-1330
• Malise († 1350), 8th Earl of Strathearn , Earl of Caithness
  • vacant 1350-1353

• Erengisle Suneson († before 1360)
  • vacant before 1360–1375

• Alexander de Ard († around 1376)
  • vacant 1376-1379

• Henry Sinclair († 1401)
• Henry II. Sinclair († 1420)
• William Sinclair († 1484), Jarl title revoked in 1470, Lord Sinclair from 1449 , Earl of Caithness from 1455

See also

• Earl of Orkney
• Duke of Orkney

Literature and web links

• Barbara E. Crawford: The Northern Earldoms. John Donald, Edinburgh 2013, ISBN 97819-0460-7915 .