Rognvald Eysteinsson
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Rognvald Eysteinsson was the founding Jarl of Møre in Norway, and a close relative and ally of Harald Fairhair, the earliest known King of Norway. In the Norse language he is known as Rǫgnvaldr Eystei
Christian Krohg's portrait of Snorri Sturluson, 13th century compiler of the Heimskringla.
A page from the Orkneyinga saga, as it appears in the 14th century Flateyjarbók.
Magnus Barefoot's army in Ireland. Magnus' actions in the west clearly form the basis of the saga narrative about the submission of Orkney and Shetland to Harald Fairhair's fleet.
The monument at Haraldshaugen, erected to celebrate the millennial anniversary of Norway's unification under the rule of King Harald Fairhair after the Battle of Hafrsfjord.
Rollo
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Rollo, or Rollo "the Walker", was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France. He emerged as a war leader among the Norsemen who had secure
Rognvald Eysteinsson
…the father of Torf-Einarr (d. circa 910) an earl of Orkney. Some Norse accounts claimed that another son, Hrólfr, settled in France and, under the name Rollo (d. 930), founded the Duchy of Normandy. However, French sources suggest that Rollo's father was an unnamed Danish or Norwegian nobleman, or a viking…
Rollo as depicted in the 13th century
A statue of Rollo in Ålesund, Norway
Rollo's grave at the Cathedral of Rouen