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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Haakon Sigurdsson (redirect from Haakon Jarl)
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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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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Earl of Orkney (redirect from Jarl of Orkney)
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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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 Magnus Riiber (born 15 October 1997) is a Norwegian nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2014. Riiber attained his first World Cup podium...
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List of Vikings and Vikings: Valhalla characters (redirect from Jarl Borg)
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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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House of Bjälbo (section Jarls and bishops)
Folkungaätten), was a Swedish family that produced several medieval bishops, jarls and kings of Sweden. It also provided three kings of Norway and one king...
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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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Against the Giants (redirect from Glacial Rift of the Frost Giant Jarl)
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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Jarl Martin Alfredius (3 January 1943 – 31 March 2009) was a Swedish journalist and newsreader at Swedish Television. Alfredius was born on 3 January 1943...
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Håkon Grjotgardsson (redirect from Hákon jarl Grjótgarðsson)
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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Jarl Jensen (born July 22, 1971) is a Danish-American engineer. He specializes in areas such as 3D design and medical devices. Jensen's research has resulted...
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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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Earls of Møre (redirect from Jarls of More)
The Earls of Møre (Old Norse: Jarlar á Mœri) were a dynasty of powerful noblemen in Norway dating to the unification of Norway in the 9th century. The...
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