-
anonymous writer, who
describes a long-standing feud
between Snorri Goði and
Arnkel Goði, two
strong chieftains in the
Norse community that
settled in Iceland...
-
Eysteinsson may have died c. 874. Date of
death based on the ****umption
Arnkel and
Erlend Turf-Einarsson died at the
Battle of
Stainmore beside Eric Bloodaxe...
- unchallenged, and he died in his bed of a sickness,
leaving three sons,
Arnkel,
Erlend and
Thorfinn who
became jarls of
Orkney after him.
Despite his apparent...
- Eysteinsson, the
first Earl of Orkney. Torf-Einarr had two
other sons,
Arnkel and
Erlend who "fell in a war expedition" at an
unspecified location in...
-
property dispute between Arnkel and the Thorbrandssons. He and his
foster brothers the
Thorbrandssons attacked and
killed Arnkel whilst he was
working on...
- (893)
Hallad Rognvaldsson (893–895) Torf-Einarr
Rognvaldarson (895–910)
Arnkel Torf-Einarsson (910–954)
Erlend Torf-Einarsson (910-954)
Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson...
-
setbacks in court; we must
plead for
support from
powerful chieftains: but
Arnkel will
argue an
eloquent case, he will sway
judge and jury – I have faith...
- does
speak of his
presence in
Orkney and his
alliance with the
joint jarls Arnkel and Erland, sons of Torf-Einarr, but not
until his rule in
Northumbria was...
- was
acknowledged as "King of Orkney" by its de
facto rulers, the
jarls Arnkel and
Erlend Turf-Einarsson.
Gunnhild went with Eric to
Jorvik when, at the...
- whom he adores. He is the
third and last
child in his family, who are
Arnkel, his
father and
Arbiter of Svein's House, Astrid, his
mother and Law-Giver...
