• Jarl is a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia. In Old Norse, it meant "chieftain", particularly a chieftain set to rule a territory in a king's stead....
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  • Look up jarl or Jarl in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jarl is a noble title in Scandinavian countries. Jarl may also refer to: Birger Jarl (1210–1266)...
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  • ˈsiɣˌurðɑz̠ˌson], Norwegian: Håkon Sigurdsson; c. 937–995), known as Haakon Jarl (Old Norse: Hákon jarl), was the de facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995. Sometimes...
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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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  • Ríg-Jarl or Jarl is a figure in Norse mythology. Ríg-Jarl or Jarl was a son of the god Ríg. His wife Erna bore him eleven sons, the ancestors of the race...
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  • Hakon Jarl, Haakon Jarl, or variants, may refer to: Haakon Sigurdsson (c. 937 – 995), ruler of Norway 975–995 Haakon Ericsson (c. 1029 – 1030), last of...
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    Jarl Frithiof Lundqvist (August 15, 1896 in Helsinki – September 23, 1965) was a Finnish lieutenant general. Lundqvist was the Commander of the Finnish...
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  • Jarl is a name of Scandinavian origin. Notable people with the name include: Jarl-Thure Eriksson (born 1944), Finnish scientist Jarl Kulle (1927–1997)...
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  • Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl (?-970s) was a jarl of Götaland who appears in the Heimskringla (the Saga of Olaf Tryggvasson) and in the Jomsvikinga Saga. The...
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    Birger Jarl (c. 1210 – 21 October 1266), also known as Birger Magnusson, was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo...
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    Jarl Lage Kulle (28 February 1927 – 3 October 1997) was a Swedish film and stage actor and director, and father of Maria Kulle. Kulle was born in the village...
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    Jarl Mohn is an American venture capital investor, art collector, and philanthropist, who focuses primarily on startups in the Los Angeles area. He served...
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  • Swedish jarls were powerful noblemen in Sweden. There usually was only one holder of the title at a time, second only to the King of Sweden. For special...
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  • command Fredrik Hiller as Jarl Thorkell the Tall, one the jarls of Norway and a rival to Bjorn Amy De Bruhn as Jarl Hrolf, one the jarls of Norway Brent Burns...
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  • Gustav Jarl (born 28 May 1995) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a defender. "Gustav Jarl". Svenskfotboll. Retrieved 12 August 2013. Gustav Jarl at the...
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  • Canute the Great Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Jarl Olaf Haraldsson (seasons 1–2) Caroline Henderson as Jarl Estrid Haakon (season 1) Laura Berlin as Queen...
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  • Orm Jarl was the name of five ships operated by Nordenfjeldske Dampskibsselskab. SS Orm Jarl (1888), in service 1913–19 SS Orm Jarl (1922), lost in a...
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    Earls of Lade (redirect from Jarl of Lade)
    The Earls of Lade (Norwegian: ladejarler) were a dynasty of Norse jarls from Lade (Old Norse: Hlaðir), who ruled what is now Trøndelag and Hålogaland...
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  • Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg (4 August 1876, Helsinki – 24 December 1932, Helsinki) was a Finnish mathematician known for work on the central limit theorem...
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    Folkungaätten), was a Swedish family that produced several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings. It also provided three kings of Norway and one king of Denmark...
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  • Jon Jarl was a Swedish jarl at the end of the 12th and in the early 13th centuries. He is mentioned in Erik's Chronicle from the 1320s to have spent years...
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  • 1978: Steading of the Hill Giant Chief, Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl, and Hall of the Fire Giant King. All three were produced for use with the...
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  • Sebastian Jarl (born 11 January 2000) is a Norwegian football midfielder who plays for Vålerenga. In January 2019 Jarl signed a three-year contract with...
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    In 2002 the ship reverted to the name Birger Jarl, and in 2020 back to the Baltic Star name. SS Birger Jarl was ordered by Rederi AB Svea from Finnboda...
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    Ulf Thorgilsson, commonly known as Ulf Jarl or Earl Ulf, was a Danish jarl of Skåne and regent of Denmark. Ulf was the son of Thorgil Sprakling and the...
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  • Fairhair, King of Norway. Nicknamed Håkon the Rich (Hákon jarl hinn riki) and Håkon the old (Hákon jarl hinn gamli), he was the son and heir of Grjotgard Herlaugsson...
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    Stefan Jarl (born 18 March 1941) is a Swedish film director best known for his documentaries. Together with Jan Lindqvist he made the Mods Trilogy, three...
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  • using normalized orthography, he is most commonly Eiríkr jarl ("Earl Eric") or Eiríkr jarl Hákonarson, but sometimes as Eirekr. Modern historians usually...
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  • Scotland. A Guizer Jarl has featured in each Lerwick Up Helly Aa since the introduction of the position in 1906. The Guizer Jarl is the chief guizer...
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    Jarl Sigvaldi was the semi-legendary chieftain of the fabled Jomsvikings and commander of their stronghold - Jomsborg. He succeeded Palnatoke as the leaders...
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