Definition of Jarls. Meaning of Jarls. Synonyms of Jarls

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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

- of the Norwegian jarls were the jarls of Lade who ruled over Trøndelag and Hålogaland. In later medieval Norway, the title of jarl was the highest rank...
- 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 or JARL may also refer to: Jarl (name),...
- 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...
- Riddarholmstorget, but was in the mid-19th century renamed Birger Jarls torg after Birger Jarl, traditionally attributed as the founder of Stockholm. A statue...
- than other kings and a third of the revenues were given to his jarls. This made jarls and rich farmers flock to his cause to enrich themself. One of these...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...