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
Modern carving of Rögnvald in St Magnus Cathedral, Orkney
St Magnus Cathedral
Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was Earl of Orkney from 1106 to about 1117.
Rögnvald Kali Kolsson
…after Rögnvald, namely North Ronaldsay and South Ronaldsay. Rögnvald's parents were lendmann Kolr Kalisson and Gunnhildr Erlendsdottir, the sister of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney. It was through his mother, Gunnhildr, that Rögnvald had a claim on the Orkney earldom. Rögnvald Kali Kolsson may have been born in Jæren, Norway., but…
The ruins of St Magnus Church on the island of Egilsay in Orkney