Earls of Lade
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The Earls of Lade were a dynasty of Norse jarls who ruled what is now Trøndelag and Hålogaland from the 9th century to the 11th century. Lade is sometimes called Hlathðr or Hlathir by historians.
Ladejarlen (1930) by sculptor Harald Samuelsen (1881–1953) Statue located in Trondheim
Hålogaland
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Hålogaland was the northernmost of the Norwegian provinces in the medieval Norse sagas. In the early Viking Age, before Harald Fairhair, Hålogaland was a kingdom extending between the Namdalen valley
Earls of Lade
…The Earls of Lade (Norwegian: ladejarler) were a dynasty of Norse jarls who ruled what is now Trøndelag and Hålogaland from the 9th century to the 11th century. Lade is sometimes called Hlathðr or Hlathir by historians. The seat of the Earls of Lade was at Lade Gaard…
Hålogaland around 1000 CE
Tromsø, by Peder Balke The painting illustrates the rugged fjords and island terrain in Hålogaland.
Chieftain House at Borg in Lofoten Lofotr Viking Museum