Harald Maddadsson
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Harald Maddadsson was Earl of Orkney and Mormaer of Caithness from 1139 until 1206. He was the son of Matad, Mormaer of Atholl, and Margaret, daughter of Earl Haakon Paulsson of Orkney. Of mixed Norse
The Lewis chessmen, an iconic image of Scandinavian Scotland in Harald Maddadsson's time
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson
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Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, also known as Saint Ronald of Orkney, was a Norwegian earl of Orkney who came to be regarded as a Christian saint. Two of the Orkney Islands are named after Rögnvald, namely Nor
Harald Maddadsson
…north of the Mounth, and that his marriage to Margaret, Haakons daughter, was arranged with this in mind. Harald Maddadsson was born shortly before Rognvald Kali Kolsson took control of the Earldom of Orkney, on the disappearance of Earl Paul Haakonsson. The Orkneyinga Saga reports the official tale, that Paul had…
Modern carving of Rögnvald in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney
St Magnus Cathedral