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    Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, sometimes known as Magnus the Martyr, was Earl of Orkney from 1106 to about 1117. Magnus's grandparents, Thorfinn...
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  • Magnus I may refer to: Magnus the Good (1024–1047), King of Norway and King of Denmark Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney (ruled from 1108 to about 1115)...
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  • scientist Magnus (bishop of Milan), bishop of Milan from 518 to c.530 Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, Earl of Orkney 1106–c.1117) Magnus of Anagni (2nd...
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    Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encompassing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern...
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  • to his death Haukr Erlendsson (died 1334), the writer of the Hauksbók Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, the first Earl of Orkney to bear that name, ruled...
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    Orkney, Shetland and northern Scotland around Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and has a long history of veneration...
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  • being several other claimants to the jarldom. (The first Magnus of Orkney was St. Magnus Erlendsson, who ruled from 1108 to about 1117.) He died three years...
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  • fictional account of the life and execution of the 12th-century saint, Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney. Easily Mackay Brown's most religious novel—written...
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  • Magnus may refer to: Magnus of Anagni, 2nd-century bishop and martyr in Anagni, Italy Magnus of Cuneo, 3rd-century martyr Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney...
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    Harald Maddadsson, was Earl of Orkney and the writer clearly had some difficulty in portraying the kin-slaying of Magnus Erlendsson. Thomson (2008) concludes...
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    Kirkwall (category Towns in Orkney)
    in memory of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney 1108–1117 by Earl (later Saint) Rögnvald Kali. Next to the cathedral are the ruins of the former...
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    mentions that Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney – the future Saint Magnus – had a reputation for piety and gentleness, and because of his religious convictions...
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  • the world Magnus Cormack, Australian politician Magnus Ehrencrona (born 1978), Swedish politician Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney Magnus Faxén, Swedish...
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    (Kirkwall) Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney John Firth, author of Reminiscences of an Orkney Parish Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, who initiated the building of St....
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  • Hypolydian. The 12th-century "Hymn to St. Magnus" from the Orkney Islands, referencing Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, is in Gregorian mode or church mode...
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    Erlendsdottir, the sister of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney. It was through his mother, Gunnhildr, that Rögnvald had a claim on the Orkney earldom. Rögnvald...
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    the story of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, who became a Christian saint and martyr. The nine scenes are entitled: 1. The Battle of Menai Strait;...
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  • 1123) was a Norwegian jarl who ruled the earldom of Orkney together with his cousin Magnus Erlendsson from 1105 to 1123. Their lives and times are recounted...
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    early seat of the Bishops of Orkney. St. Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall is peerless as an example of Norse-era construction in Scotland and St. Magnus Church...
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    The identity of the St Magnus to whom the church is dedicated is disputed. It is now dedicated to St Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, who died in 1116...
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    Scotland. The site is recognized as the place of execution of Saint Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, in the 12th century. The roofless structure dates back...
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    The Earldom of Orkney was a Norse territory ruled by the earls (or jarls) of Orkney from the ninth century until 1472. It was founded during the Viking...
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    location of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, also known as St Magnus, who was murdered on the island of Egilsay in 1116. When Earl Magnus was declared...
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    Orkney (/ˈɔːrkni/), also known as the Orkney Islands, is an archipelago off the north coast of mainland Scotland. The plural name the Orkneys is also...
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    Magnus with great rewards and honour, and during Magnus' second expedition in 1102 allowed him to cut as much timber as he wanted. Magnus Erlendsson,...
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    Menai Strait (category Bodies of water of the Irish Sea)
    Saga as playing an important role in the life of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney – the future Saint Magnus. He had a reputation for piety and gentleness...
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    consecrated to Saint Magnus Erlendsson, who was killed in 1115. When the islanders had to put up against the King Sverre Sigurdsson at the Battle of Florvåg outside...
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    George Mackay Brown (category Writers from Orkney)
    of the oil exploration beginning in the Orkney area. Brown found the resultant degree of celebrity a trial. The story of Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney...
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  • Thorfinnsson (died 1098) were brothers who ruled together as Earls of Orkney. Paul and Erlend were the sons of Thorfinn Sigurdsson and Ingibiorg Finnsdottir. Through...
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    Magnus III Olafsson (Old Norse: Magnús Óláfsson, Norwegian: Magnus Olavsson; 1073 – 24 August 1103), better known as Magnus Barefoot (Old Norse: Magnús...
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