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 .
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
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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)
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Magnus Jónsson († around 1321)
- vacant 1321-1330
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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
Literature and web links
- Barbara E. Crawford: The Northern Earldoms. John Donald, Edinburgh 2013, ISBN 97819-0460-7915 .