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93:. Einar raided abroad often, calling on the farmers for levies and taxes. The raids brought little plunder and the frequent absences of the farmers caused shortage and famine in Einar's lands. His brothers Sumarlidi, who died soon after, and Brusi, were of a different character. The saga says that Brusi was "well liked by everyone". Discontent among the farmers led to a certain
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feast each other. Einar came to
Thorkel first, and things went badly. When the time came for them to leave to go to Einar's feast, Thorkel's men reported back that Einar had armed men by the way, apparently waiting to ambush Thorkel. Thorkel turned the tables on Einar, killing him first, and fled to Norway, to King Olaf, who was pleased to learn what he had done.
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Sumarlidi died, Thorfinn asked for his share of earldom. Brusi was willing to give him it, but Einar told Thorfinn that the lands in Scotland which Thorfinn already had were a fair share and took Sumarlidi's third of the islands for himself. Thorfinn began raising an army in Caithness, and when
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Thorfinn went to Norway to Olaf
Haraldsson's court, where he was well received. When he returned, Einar again began collecting an army, and Brusi again made peace between them. They agreed that Thorkel Amundason, now Thorfinn's foster-father, should be reconciled with Einar, and that the two should
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going to Einar to protest the levies. Einar agreed to
Thorkel's request the first year he was asked, but the second year he angrily refused, swearing "that only one of them would see the assembly the next spring." Thorkel, and many other notables, went into exile at Thorfinn's court in
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by a storm on his voyage back to Norway. Einar heard of this, and led a force to capture Eyvind, who he executed with some of his men. The rest he allowed to return to Norway. King Olaf
Haraldsson "felt that he had suffered great loss and that this was done mostly to spite him".
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Einar heard the news, he set off to
Scotland with an army. War between the brothers was avoided by Brusi's peacemaking. Einar was made chief earl, and he and Brusi would have two-thirds of the earldom, while Thorfinn, as he had wanted, received the remaining third.
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On one of Einar's many raids, this time in
Ireland, he suffered a heavy defeat near
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Einar had no sons and his share of the earldom passed to Brusi.
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made no compromises and stood no arguments. He was a great bully
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ruthless and grasping, a hard and successful fighting man
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at the hands of the local Irish king, called
Konofogor (
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Sources of Scottish History A.D. 500–1286
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Dates are approximate. Joint earldoms were frequent.
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Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney
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941:11th-century rulers of the Kingdom of the Isles
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326:Heimskringla: History of the Kings of Norway
74:, was appointed to be titular ruler of the
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19:For the Icelandic handball player, see
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54:When Earl Sigurd was killed at the
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473:"the Jerusalem-farer" (1098–1103)
409:Erlend Torf-Einarsson (910-954)
406:Arnkel Torf-Einarsson (910–954)
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946:People associated with Orkney
397:Hallad Rognvaldsson (893–895)
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21:Einar SigurĂ°sson (handballer)
465:Paul and Erlend Thorfinnsson
58:, he left four sons: Einar,
31:Einarr rangmunnr SigurĂ°arson
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415:"Skull-Splitter" (910–963)
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401:Torf-Einarr Rognvaldarson
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29:(died 1020), also called
734:Diarmait mac MaĂl na mBĂł
455:"the Mighty" (1025–1064)
394:Guthorm Sigurdsson (893)
385:"the Wise" (9th century)
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16:Norwegian Earl of Orkney
739:Echmarcach mac Ragnaill
449:"Wry-mouth" (1014–1026)
413:Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson
76:Mormaerdom of Caithness
908:Dubhghall mac RuaidhrĂ
866:RuaidhrĂ mac Raghnaill
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431:"the Stout" (990–1014)
72:Malcolm II of Scotland
861:Somairle mac Dubgaill
830:Aonghus mac Somhairle
825:Rǫgnvaldr Guðrøðarson
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509:"the Old" (1138–1206)
501:Rögnvald Kali Kolsson
419:Arnfinn, Havard, Ljot
391:"the Mighty" (to 892)
878:Guðrøðr Rǫgnvaldsson
856:Dubgall mac Dubgaill
820:Ragnall mac Somairle
815:Dubgall mac Somairle
729:Murchad mac Diarmata
596:Kingdom of the Isles
435:Sumarlidi Sigurdsson
423:Hlodvir Thorfinnsson
383:Ragnvald Eysteinsson
78:by his grandfather.
893:Haraldr Guðrøðarson
851:Donnchadh of Argyll
774:SigurĂ°r JĂłrsalafari
759:Lǫgmaðr Guðrøðarson
744:Gofraid mac Sitriuc
709:Lagmann mac Gofraid
704:Thorfinn the Mighty
684:Ragnall mac Gofraid
453:Thorfinn Sigurdsson
85:describes Einar as
888:Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson
810:Rǫgnvaldr Óláfsson
749:Fingal mac Gofraid
689:AmlaĂb mac Sitriuc
668:Gofraid mac Arailt
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389:Sigurd Eysteinsson
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216:, cc. 13 & 15.
56:Battle of Clontarf
39:Sigurd Hlodvirsson
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663:Maccus mac Arailt
641:Olaf Guthfrithson
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489:Harald Haakonsson
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459:Rögnvald Brusason
322:Sturluson, Snorri
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95:Thorkel Amundason
41:. He was jointly
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503:(1136–1158)
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491:(1123–1130)
485:(1106–1116)
479:(1104–1123)
467:(1064–1098)
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111:Larne Lough
930:Categories
284:References
123:Osmundwall
764:Ingimundr
647:Gebeachan
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403:(895–910)
260:, c. 15;
244:, c. 15;
228:, c. 15;
183:, c. 13;
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100:Caithness
64:Sumarlidi
805:Somerled
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248:, c. 98.
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204:, c. 13.
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610:Gofraid
594:of the
307:Anon.,
592:Rulers
370:Norse
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168:Notes
60:Brusi
619:Ivar
615:ĂŤmar
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330:ISBN
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