Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 243 pages of information about Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time.

Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 243 pages of information about Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time.

  Ragnvald Brusi’s son, earl of Orkney;
    personal appearance;
    at Stiklastad;
    in Russia;
    Thorfinn’s claims and their sea fight;
    escaped to Norway;
    returned and burned Thorfinn’s hall;
    his slaughter;
    his grave;
    Kali Kolson named after him.

  Ragnvald, son of Eric Stagbrellir;
    fared to Norway;
    lived near Loch Naver;
    sole male representative of Erlend Thorfinnson;
    not known what became of him.

  Ragnvald Gudrodson, the viking;
    his descent;
    his title to earldom;
    invaded Caithness.

  Ragnvald Kolson, St., earl of Orkney and Caith.;
    sold odal lands back to bonder, to raise money for St. Magnus’
    cathedral;
    letter from David I;
    re-named after Ragnvald Brusi’s son;
    estates in Caith. and Sutherland;
    personal description;
    accomplishments;
    earldom grant confirmed by king Harald;
    sought aid of Frakark to win earldom;
    defeated by earl Paul in a sea fight;
    earl Paul seized his fleet in Shetland;
    escaped to Norway;
    returned to Westray;
    assisted Sweyn against Frakark;
    welcomed Sweyn on his return from Frakark’s burning;
    reconciled Sweyn and Thorbiorn;
    besieged Sweyn in Lambaborg;
    reconciled to Sweyn;
    visited king Ingi in Norway;
    his eastern pilgrimage;
    description of route, etc.;
    visited queen Ermengerde at Bilbao;
    visited Jordan, Jerusalem, Constantinople, etc.;
    returned to Turfness;
    in Shetland;
    in Sutherland at his daughter’s wedding;
    reconciled to earl Harold at Thurso;
    reconciled earl Harold and Sweyn;
    annual deer-hunt in Caith.;
    slain by Thorbiorn;
    buried in St. Magnus’ cathedral;
    his only child;
    had lands in Caith.,
    and managed earldom;
    never earl of Caith.;
    succeeded through a female;
    his mother and dau.;
    his half of Caith. earldom conferred on his grandson,
      Harald Ungi;
    his lands in Orkney claimed by Snaekoll;
    who was representative of his line;
    his share of Caith. earldom inherited by Johanna;
    his poetry.

  Ragnvaldsvoe, South Ronaldsay.

  Rautharbiorg or Rattar Brough;
    sea fight.

  Raven-banner of Sigurd, jarl.

  Redcastle is Eddirdovyr.

  Red deer and reindeer in C. and S.

  Redesdale, lord of.

  Reeves’ Life of St. Columba.

  Register House, Edinburgh;
    list of Oliphant charters.

  Reindeer, or elk;
    horns found in Sutherland.

  Ri-Crois, at Embo.

  Rinansey, Rinarsey (Ninian’s Island), now North Ronaldsay.

  Rinar’s Hill.

  Robert, legendary second earl of Sutherland.

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