Harald Maddadsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Maddaðarson, Gaelic: Aralt mac Mataid) (c. 1134 – 1206) was Earl of Orkney and Mormaer of Caithness from 1139 until...

Godwinson of England (c. 1022 – 1066) Harald Maddadsson, Earl of Orkney and Mormaer of Caithness (1139–1206) Harald II of Mann (r. 1249–1250), a.k.a. Aralt...

guardian to Harald Maddadsson, the five-year-old nephew of Paul Haakonsson. In 1138 Rögnvald appointed Harald Maddadsson as Earl along with him. Harald had inherited...

Harald Eiríksson (fl. 1190s), also known as Harald the Young, was joint Earl of Orkney with Harald Maddadsson. He was the son of Orkney chief Eirik Stagbrell...

Sturluson and Earl Harald Maddadsson (d. 1206) and the original saga document was probably written down at about the time of Harald's death. Gudbrand Vigfússon...

Earl of Orkney from 1151 to 1154. The son of Earl Harald Haakonsson, he ruled with Harald Maddadsson and Rögnvald Kali Kolsson. This was a turbulent period...

the Kingdom of the Isles in the west. The situation faced by Earl Harald Maddadsson of Orkney in 1195, when he was forced to submit himself to royal authority...

Gille Brighdhe, Fergus of Galloway, Gille Brigte of Galloway and Harald Maddadsson, along with two kin-groups known today as the MacHeths and the Meic...

be sure of the death of his enemy, but he also demanded that Harald Maddadsson (Harald jarl) answer for his part in the uprising. In 1195 the earl sailed...

him as such for he is given "dominion" over Orkney and Shetland by King Harald Finehair, although there is no concrete suggestion he ever held the title...

the far north of Scotland. In 1139, his cousin, the five-year-old Harald Maddadsson, was given the title of "Earl" and half the lands of the earldom of...

Orkneyinga Saga gives an account of a siege of the broch by Earl Harald Maddadsson in 1153 following the abduction of his mother, who was held inside...

when his wife, Ragnhild, inherited the estates from her brother, Harald Maddadsson who was the Earl of Orkney. His wife descended from St Ragnvald, who...

Orkney continued to rule much of northern Scotland until 1196, when Harald Maddadsson agreed to pay tribute to William the Lion, King of Scots, for his...

allegiance to the Norwegian crown for Orkney and Shetland. In 1194, when Harald Maddadsson was Earl of Orkney, a rebellion broke out against King Sverre Sigurdsson...

pilgrimage), and his death in 1158 brought the young and ambitious Harald Maddadsson to power in Orkney, who proved yet another threat to the young Malcolm...

(1076–1132), known as Harald in Norse sagas Haraldr Óláfsson (died 1248) Harald Haakonsson (died 1131) Harald Maddadsson (c. 1134–1206) Harald Eiriksson Hagrold...

Sigurd was a figurehead leader. He had the support of, among others, Harald Maddadsson. His rising ended after his defeat and death at the Battle of Florvåg...

hills of Ross into Strathnaver, where they were welcomed by the Norse Harald Maddadsson, Mormaer of Caithness who was then an enemy of the king. In 1215,...

who was Magnus' brother-in-law. Conspiring with the earl of Orkney, Harald Maddadsson, Hallkjell gathered most of his men on the Orkney and Shetland Islands...

Norwegian Earldom of Orkney included Caithness, and was united under Harald Maddadsson. The castle is thought to have been his stronghold on the mainland...

unknown dates Artaldus (or Arthaud), French priest and bishop (b. 1101) Harald Maddadsson, Norwegian nobleman (b. 1134)9 Huan Zong, Chinese emperor of Western...

Kolsson, one of the lead men of King Harald Gille of Norway. Rognvald Kali Kolsson did serve as guardian of Harald Maddadsson, the nephew of Paul Haakonsson...

Donnchada. Matad was perhaps the most famous of the Mormaers, fathering Harald Maddadsson, a notorious rebel of the Scottish King and perhaps the first Gael...

unknown dates Artaldus (or Arthaud), French priest and bishop (b. 1101) Harald Maddadsson, Norwegian nobleman (b. 1134)9 Huan Zong, Chinese emperor of Western...

the claim of Sigurd Magnusson to the throne. In the spring of 1193, Harald Maddadsson, Jarl of Orkney approved the banding together of men from Orkney and...

the kingship. Mormaer Matad is most famous for being the father of Harald Maddadsson, or Arailt mac Mataid. He married Margaret, the daughter of Haakon...

David Haraldsson and his brother Jon Haraldsson were the sons of Harald Maddadsson with his second wife Hvarflod, daughter of Earl Máel Coluim of Moray...

extended their control into Strathnaver. In the late 12th century, Earl Harald Maddadsson was defeated at the battle at Dalharrold, where the River Naver issues...

Billy Goudie Harald Maddadsson Hvit Lyn British Legion 2001 Michael Groat Gunnar Hamundarson Old Faithful Blaze Away 2002 Bruce Leask Harald Gilli Magnusson...