Thorfinn Sigurdsson (1009? – c. 1065), also known as Thorfinn the Mighty (Old Norse: Þorfinnr inn riki), was an 11th-century Jarl of Orkney. He was the...

include: Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson (died c. 963), Earl of Orkney Thorfinn Karlsefni (fl. 1010), Icelandic explorer Thorfinn the Mighty or Thorfinn Sigurdsson (1009...

Thorfinn Sigurdsson (1009 – 1064), Earl of Orkney Sigurd Sigurdsson Markusfostre (c. 1155 – 1163) This page lists people with the surname Sigurdsson....

Brusi Sigurdsson (died between 1030 and 1035) was one of Sigurd Hlodvirsson's four sons (together with Thorfinn, Einar and Sumarlidi ). He was joint Earl...

Thorfinn Sigurdsson of Orkney. The Orkneyinga Saga claims that Kalf Arnesson, Ingibiorg's uncle, was exiled in Orkney after her marriage to Thorfinn....

mac Donnchada) and his first wife Ingibiorg Finnsdottir, widow of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, earl of Orkney. The identity of Duncan's mother is given by the...

ruled together as Earls of Orkney. Paul and Erlend were the sons of Thorfinn Sigurdsson and Ingibiorg Finnsdottir. Through Ingibiorg's father Finn Arnesson...

Rognvald Brusason (died 1046), son of Brusi Sigurdsson, was Earl of Orkney jointly with Thorfinn Sigurdsson from about 1037 onwards. He could possibly...

Earl Thorfinn may refer to: Thorfinn Turf-Einarsson, Earl of Orkney (Thorfinn Skullsplitter) Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney (Thorfinn the Mighty)...

It is also possible that Malcolm went into exile at the court of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney, an enemy of Macbeth's family. Ireland and Strathclyde...

Vikings and the last to be relinquished by the Norwegian crown. Thorfinn Sigurdsson's rule in the 11th century included expansion well into north mainland...

Fosterer), was an Orcadian man, foster father of Thorfinn the Mighty, and killer of Earl Einar Sigurdsson. Thorkel was born to one of the most rich and powerful...

in an incident dated to 1018. "When Thorfinn came of age he asked Earl Einar for a third of the islands". Thorfinn is said to have been five years old...

Thorulf's period of appointment coincided with the reign of Earl Thorfinn Sigurdsson, alleged builder of the Birsay church and founder of the bishopric...

if it were seed. The Orkneyinga Saga says that a dispute between Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney, and Karl Hundason began when Karl Hundason became...

Eysteinsson and Thorfinn Sigurdsson. In the early twelfth century, the Earldom of Orkney, although weakened since the time of Earl Thorfinn, remained in...

Eriksson. Thorkel Fóstri ("Foster-father Thorkel"), foster father of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Jarl of Orkney c. 1020–1064. Þorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic composer...

trip, which is considered more likely, as she was the cousin of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Jarl of Orkney. According to Adam of Bremen, the mother of King...

trip, which is considered more likely, as Tora was the cousin of Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney. According to Adam of Bremen, the mother of King...

Thorfinn. Thorfinn was only a child, whereas his three brothers were grown men, so the Earldom was divided between the three older brothers. Thorfinn...

the opportunity of raiding with Earl Ælfgar. The exact year that Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney died is not recorded anywhere, other than that it...

long-distance journeys, while not confirmed, were far from unusual. Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Cnut and Mac Bethad all travelled widely. Dyfnwal of Strathclyde...

personage in the Orkneyinga Saga. The saga recounts a war between Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney, and Karl, whom it calls king of Scots. The question...

early tenth century. Nonetheless, at least since the childhood of Thorfinn Sigurdsson in c. 1020, but possibly already several decades before, the Earls...

Cináeda) of Scotland. The Orkneyinga Saga for instance tells us that Thorfinn Sigurdsson, Earl of Orkney was the son of the daughter of Máel Coluim, king...

possibly by Einar Sigurdsson and for a brief period by Sigurd Magnusson as the under-age son of Magnus Barefoot. Magnus Erlendsson, Thorfinn's grandson, had...

Norse earls of Orkney, at least since the days of the childhood of Thorfinn Sigurdsson in c.1020, but possibly already several decades before. The modern...

by Thorkel "the Fosterer" Sumarlidason, an ally of Earl of Orkney Thorfinn Sigurdsson. Thorkel was able to approach Muddan's base in Thurso because "all...

father, Sigurd Hlodvisson at the battle of Clontarf. Their half-brother, Thorfinn, was at that time very young, perhaps only five years old, and he was sent...

various rulers such as Gilli, Sigurd the Stout, Håkon Eiriksson and Thorfinn Sigurdsson as rulers over the Hebrides as vassals of the Kings of Norway or...