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104:. Einar raided abroad often, calling on the farmers for levies and taxes. The raids brought little plunder and the frequent absences of the farmers caused shortage and famine in Einar's lands. His brothers Sumarlidi, who died soon after, and Brusi, were of a different character. The saga says that Brusi was "well liked by everyone". Discontent among the farmers led to a certain
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feast each other. Einar came to
Thorkel first, and things went badly. When the time came for them to leave to go to Einar's feast, Thorkel's men reported back that Einar had armed men by the way, apparently waiting to ambush Thorkel. Thorkel turned the tables on Einar, killing him first, and fled to Norway, to King Olaf, who was pleased to learn what he had done.
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When
Sumarlidi died, Thorfinn asked for his share of earldom. Brusi was willing to give him it, but Einar told Thorfinn that the lands in Scotland which Thorfinn already had were a fair share and took Sumarlidi's third of the islands for himself. Thorfinn began raising an army in Caithness, and when
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Thorfinn went to Norway to Olaf
Haraldsson's court, where he was well received. When he returned, Einar again began collecting an army, and Brusi again made peace between them. They agreed that Thorkel Amundason, now Thorfinn's foster-father, should be reconciled with Einar, and that the two should
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going to Einar to protest the levies. Einar agreed to
Thorkel's request the first year he was asked, but the second year he angrily refused, swearing "that only one of them would see the assembly the next spring." Thorkel, and many other notables, went into exile at Thorfinn's court in
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by a storm on his voyage back to Norway. Einar heard of this, and led a force to capture Eyvind, who he executed with some of his men. The rest he allowed to return to Norway. King Olaf
Haraldsson "felt that he had suffered great loss and that this was done mostly to spite him".
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Einar heard the news, he set off to
Scotland with an army. War between the brothers was avoided by Brusi's peacemaking. Einar was made chief earl, and he and Brusi would have two-thirds of the earldom, while Thorfinn, as he had wanted, received the remaining third.
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On one of Einar's many raids, this time in
Ireland, he suffered a heavy defeat near
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Einar had no sons and his share of the earldom passed to Brusi.
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made no compromises and stood no arguments. He was a great bully
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ruthless and grasping, a hard and successful fighting man
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at the hands of the local Irish king, called
Konofogor (
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Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500–1286
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Dates are approximate. Joint earldoms were frequent.
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Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney
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85:, was appointed to be titular ruler of the
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56:from 1014. His life is recorded in the
30:For the Icelandic handball player, see
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65:When Earl Sigurd was killed at the
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484:"the Jerusalem-farer" (1098–1103)
18:Einar Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney
420:Erlend Torf-Einarsson (910-954)
417:Arnkel Torf-Einarsson (910–954)
1:
957:People associated with Orkney
408:Hallad Rognvaldsson (893–895)
32:Einar SigurĂ°sson (handballer)
476:Paul and Erlend Thorfinnsson
69:, he left four sons: Einar,
42:Einarr rangmunnr SigurĂ°arson
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426:"Skull-Splitter" (910–963)
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532:"the Younger" (1191–1198)
412:Torf-Einarr Rognvaldarson
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40:(died 1020), also called
745:Diarmait mac MaĂl na mBĂł
466:"the Mighty" (1025–1064)
405:Guthorm Sigurdsson (893)
396:"the Wise" (9th century)
27:Norwegian Earl of Orkney
750:Echmarcach mac Ragnaill
460:"Wry-mouth" (1014–1026)
424:Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson
87:Mormaerdom of Caithness
919:Dubhghall mac RuaidhrĂ
877:RuaidhrĂ mac Raghnaill
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442:"the Stout" (990–1014)
83:Malcolm II of Scotland
872:Somairle mac Dubgaill
841:Aonghus mac Somhairle
836:Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson
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520:"the Old" (1138–1206)
512:Rögnvald Kali Kolsson
430:Arnfinn, Havard, Ljot
402:"the Mighty" (to 892)
889:Guðrøðr Rǫgnvaldsson
867:Dubgall mac Dubgaill
831:Ragnall mac Somairle
826:Dubgall mac Somairle
740:Murchad mac Diarmata
607:Kingdom of the Isles
446:Sumarlidi Sigurdsson
434:Hlodvir Thorfinnsson
394:Ragnvald Eysteinsson
89:by his grandfather.
904:Haraldr Guðrøðarson
862:Donnchadh of Argyll
785:SigurĂ°r JĂłrsalafari
770:Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson
755:Gofraid mac Sitriuc
720:Lagmann mac Gofraid
715:Thorfinn the Mighty
695:Ragnall mac Gofraid
464:Thorfinn Sigurdsson
96:describes Einar as
899:Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson
821:Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson
760:Fingal mac Gofraid
700:AmlaĂb mac Sitriuc
679:Gofraid mac Arailt
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400:Sigurd Eysteinsson
302:Anderson, Alan Orr
227:, cc. 13 & 15.
67:Battle of Clontarf
50:Sigurd Hlodvirsson
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470:Rögnvald Brusason
333:Sturluson, Snorri
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153:Sigurd Hlodvisson
106:Thorkel Amundason
52:. He was jointly
16:(Redirected from
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502:(1123–1130)
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478:(1064–1098)
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454:(1014–1031)
448:(1014–1016)
122:Larne Lough
941:Categories
295:References
134:Osmundwall
775:Ingimundr
658:Gebeachan
436:(963–988)
414:(895–910)
271:, c. 15;
255:, c. 15;
239:, c. 15;
194:, c. 13;
164:1014–1020
111:Caithness
75:Sumarlidi
816:Somerled
287:, c. 15.
275:, c. 99.
259:, c. 98.
243:, c. 86.
215:, c. 13.
198:, c. 96.
79:Thorfinn
621:Gofraid
605:of the
318:Anon.,
603:Rulers
381:Norse
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77:, and
710:Gilli
179:Notes
71:Brusi
630:Ivar
626:ĂŤmar
432:and
341:ISBN
324:ISBN
310:ISBN
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