- Mary's Chapel.
Bishop Bjarni grew up on Wyre, and was the son of
Kolbein Hruga (see
Cubbie Roo's
Castle below.)
Collins Encyclopaedia of
Scotland says...
-
Kolbeinn hrúga was a 12th
century Norse chieftain in Orkney. He
figures prominently in the
Orkneyinga saga.
Kolbeinn was born in Sunnfjord, Norway. Around...
- Wyre in Orkney.
Built in the mid-12
century by
Norse landowner,
Kolbeinn hrúga, the
stone fortification originally consisted of a small,
central tower...
- Roo's
Castle Tower house 1145 Ruin
Historic Scotland Wyre
Built by
Kolbein Hruga, the
earliest do****ented
medieval stone castle in
Scotland Earl's Palace...
- Hrímnir Sisters: Heiðr Hyndluljóð, Nafnaþulur
Hrotti Vilhjalms saga sjóðs
Hrúga pile, heap Nafnaþulur
Hrungerdr Hrungnir "Brawler" None
attested None attested...
- Scotland. It is
thought to have been
built by a
Norse chieftain,
Kolbeinn hrúga or his son,
Bjarni Kolbeinsson,
Bishop of Orkney. The now
roofless Romanesque...
- on Shapinsay. He was
originally based on the
historical figure Kolbein Hrúga, who
built Cubbie Roo's
Castle in 1150 on the isle of Wyre,
which is possibly...
- skald: Gjölp, Hyrrokkin, Hengikepta,
Gneip ok Gnepja, Geysa, Hála, Hörn ok
Hrúga, Harðgreip, Forað, Hryðja, Hveðra ok Hölgabrúðr. The late 10th-century skald...
- is told of Olaf, the
foster son of
Svein Asleifarson and ward of
Kolbein Hruga, who was
kidnapped from
Eynhallow in 1155. Olaf was most
likely a student...
- 5 °F)
recorded 16 July 2003. The all-time low is −21 °C (−6 °F).
Kolbeinn hrúga, a 12th-century
Norse chieftain in
Orkney who was born in
Sunnfjord and...
