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Definition of Jarls

Jarl
Jarl Jarl, n. [Icel., nobleman, chief. See Earl.] A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions. --Longfellow.

Meaning of Jarls from wikipedia

- the Crazy the Jarls of Orkney the Jarls of Møre the Jarls of Lade The usage of the title in Sweden was similar to Norway's. Known as jarls from the 12th...
- context the distinction between jarls and kings did not become significant until the late 11th century and the early jarls would therefore have had considerable...
- 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)...
- Riddarholmstorget, but was in the mid-19th century renamed Birger Jarls torg after Birger Jarl, traditionally attributed as the founder of Stockholm. A statue...
- Birger Jarls torn (Swedish for Birger Jarl's Tower) is a defensive tower on the northwest corner of Riddarholmen, an islet in Gamla Stan, the old town...
- are known as Jarls. In the NRK television series Nor****, there are two jarls: Jarl Varg, the primary antagonist of the show, and Jarl Bjorn, a character...
- Birger's death, the title of jarl was replaced with duke. There is a statue of Birger Jarl in his own square Birger Jarls Torg next to Riddarholm Church...
- 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...
- Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl (?-970s) was a jarl of Götaland who appears in the Heimskringla (the Saga of Olaf Tryggv****on) and in the Jomsvikinga Saga. The...
- Ericsson (c. 1029 – 1030), last of the Jarls of Lade, ruler of Norway 1012–1015 Haakon Ivarsson (c. 1027 – 1080), jarl under Harald Hardrada Haakon Paulsson...