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Earldom which Magnus had given him. Thorfinn agreed to give Rognvald his father's third, and the third which Magnus claimed into the bargain, although he claimed not to recognise Magnus's claim and presented this as a gift in return for Rognvald's assistance. Thorfinn and Rognvald worked closely together for eight years, fighting against enemies in the
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Rognvald, a staunch supporter of Saint Olaf, came close to attacking Kalf in Rus, who alone among the Arnessons had betrayed Olaf, when he came to pledge his support to Magnus. For that reason, if for no other, Rognvald refused to hand over the third which Thorfinn asked for. From then
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was ruling all of the
Earldom of Orkney. Rognvald asked King Magnus for his third part of the Earldom, and Magnus agreed, giving him three ships and granting him the stewardship of Magnus's own third share. When Rognvald arrived in Orkney, he sent to his uncle Thorfinn asking him for the two thirds
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frequently mentions placenames it is largely silent on the subject of how the joint earldoms functioned on a geographical basis. It is possible that Brusi
Sigurdsson's share, described as the "northernmost part of the isles", was those islands lying north of the
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Rognvald was one of the handsomest of men, with a fine head of golden hair, smooth as silk. At an early age he grew to be tall and strong, earning a great reputation for his shrewdness and courtesy ...
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With a single ship, and a crew of picked men, Rognvald returned to Orkney hoping that surprise would enable him to retake the earldom. He succeeded, but not entirely as
Thorfinn was able to flee to
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was originally researched by J. Storer
Clouston in the 1920s and was "enormously influential" but also "preposterous" according to Smith (1988). However, it is also possible that Brusi's share was
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Kalf had a large following which placed a heavy burden on the Earl's finances. Plenty of people told him that he shouldn't let
Rognvald have two-thirds of the islands, considering his heavy outlay.
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was given the name
Rognvald "because Kali's mother claimed that Rognvald Brusason had been the most able of all the Earls of Orkney, and people saw this as a sign of good luck."
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Rognvald: 'Everyone agrees that of all the Earls of Orkney he was the most popular and gifted, and his death was mourned by many."
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onwards, relations deteriorated. Rognvald was defeated in a sea-battle and sought refuge in Norway with Magnus while
Thorfinn took control of the earldom.
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is largely silent regarding Rognvald's personal life and there is no mention of a marriage or children. However, Anders Stølen has argued that
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