Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was Earl of Orkney from 1106 to about 1117.
The ruins of St Magnus Church on the island of Egilsay in Orkney
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The Flag of Orkney was the winner of a public flag consultation in February and March 2007. In the flag consultation the people of Orkney were asked for their preferred design from a short list of 5,
Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
…1117), sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was Earl of Orkney from 1106 to about 1117. Flag of St Magnus; the unofficial predecessor to the modern Flag of Orkney Magnus's grandparents, Thorfinn the Mighty, Jarl of Orkney and his wife Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, had two sons, Erlend and Paul, who were twins. Through…
Photograph of the flag flying in Stromness