Earl Sigurd information

Earl Sigurd may refer to Sigurd Hlodvirsson, Earl of Orkney (circa 991–1014) Sigurd Haakonsson (circa 895–962), Earl of Lade MV Earl Sigurd, a ferry in...

Sigurd Hlodvirsson (c. 960 – 23 April 1014), popularly known as Sigurd the Stout from the Old Norse Sigurðr digri, was an Earl of Orkney. The main sources...

was styled as King of the Isles and Earl of Orkney. Neither Øystein nor Olav received such prestigious titles. Sigurd passed the Earldom of Orkney on to...

Sigurd Eysteinsson, or Sigurd the Mighty (reigned c. 875–892), was the second Earl of Orkney—a title bequeathed to Sigurd by his brother Rognvald Eysteinsson...

Eysteinsson. Sigurd had been the forecastleman on Harald's ship and after sailing back east the king "gave Sigurd the title of earl". Sigurd "the Mighty"...

MV Earl Sigurd is a Ro-Ro vehicle ferry operated by Orkney Ferries. It was built in 1989 by McTay Marine in Bromborough. It is normally used on Outer...

The "curse" of the banner ultimately fell on Jarl Sigurd himself at the Battle of Clontarf: Earl Sigurd had a hard battle against Kerthialfad, and Kerthialfad...

Thorfinn was the youngest of the five known sons of Earl Sigurd Hlodvirsson, but the only son of Sigurd's marriage to an unknown daughter of King Malcolm...

Muir (2005) or Earl Thorfinn (his father) dying c. 963. Woolf (2007) implies Hlodvir's death may have taken place earlier as his son Sigurd "may well have...

Eysteinsson and Sigurd Eysteinsson: "The first earl of the Orkney Islands was ... Sigurd ... a son of Eystein Glumra, and brother of Ragnvald earl of More. After...

1030 and 1035) was one of Sigurd Hlodvirsson's four sons (together with Thorfinn, Einar and Sumarlidi ). He was joint Earl of Orkney from 1014. His life...

married his youngest daughter, Olith, to Sigurd, Earl of Orkney. His middle daughter, Donada, was married to Finlay, Earl of Moray, Thane of Ross and Cromarty...

to win the support of Earl Sigurd of Orkney, and Bróðir and Óspak of Man at any price. Sigtrygg arrived in Orkney for Sigurd's Yule feast, where he sat...

Erling Erlendsson were taken by Magnus as hostages and Sigurd was installed as the nominal earl. Sigurd's rule was aided by a council, with Haakon as a member...

was ruled as a part of the Norwegian earldom of Orkney. At Clontarf Earl Sigurd the Stout of Orkney made a bid to become High King of Ireland, in battle...

Erlendsson were taken by King Magnus as hostages and Sigurd was installed as the nominal earl. Sigurd's rule was aided by a council, with Haakon as a member...

Orkneyinga saga, as the mother of Earl Sigurd the Stout and the creator of the famed raven banner. This would make Earl Sigurd of the Orkneys a possessor of...

the King of Dublin, Sigtrygg Silkbeard, to win first the support of Earl Sigurd of Orkney, and then of Bróðir and Óspak, at any price. Sigtrygg went...

drink the soup made from it, and finally to just taste the soup. Hákon's earl, Sigurð, brokered peace between the king and his subjects by convincing the king...

Sigtrygg into gathering support from Vikings outside Ireland, most notably Earl Sigurd of Orkney and Brodir of the Isle of Man, by promising her hand in marriage...

Pierowall's Gill Pier. Twice a week - on Tuesday and Friday - the MV Earl Sigurd or MV Earl Thorfinn provides a direct service to and from Kirkwall on the Orkney...

was the son of the king of Sweden Sigurd Ring. Nearly all of the sagas agree that the Danish king Randver was Sigurd's father, with the Hervarar saga citing...

1472. The last Earl of Orkney to hold the title under the Norwegian crown was William Sinclair, Earl of Orkney. Kingdom of the Isles Sigurd The Mighty's...

was a son of Sigurd Hlodvirsson. He was jointly Earl of Orkney from 1014. His life is recorded in the Orkneyinga Saga. When Earl Sigurd was killed at...

brother Sigurd Eysteinsson. Sigurd had been the forecastleman on Harald's ship and after sailing back east the king "gave Sigurd the title of earl". However...