Earldom of Orkney
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For the title of nobility, see Earl of Orkney.
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 Age by Viking raiders and settlers from Scandinavia (see Scandinavian Scotland). In the ninth and tenth centuries it covered the Northern Isles (Norðreyjar) of Orkney and Shetland, as well as Caithness and Sutherland on the mainland. It was a dependent territory of the Kingdom of Norway until 1472, when it was absorbed into the Kingdom of Scotland. Originally, the title of Jarl or Earl of Orkney was heritable.[1]
Quick Facts Orkneyjar / Norðreyjar (Old Norse), Status ...
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Status | Dependency of Norway | ||||||||
Capital | Kirkjuvagr | ||||||||
Common languages | Norn, Old Norse | ||||||||
Religion | Norse Paganism, Christianity | ||||||||
Jarl (Earl) of Orkney | |||||||||
• c.872–c. 892 | Sigurd Eysteinsson (first) | ||||||||
• 1206–1231 | Jon Haraldsson (last Norse jarl) | ||||||||
• 1434–1470 | William Sinclair (last jarl under Norwegian Crown) | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
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