He was the only son of Hlodvir and became one of the mightiest Earls. He gain control of much of he islands and was the one who appointed his sister's husband, Gille as Earl over the Hebrides. Sigurd Digre was Orkenøy-jarl and King of Man and then Scotland. He married a daughter of the Scottish King, Malcolm.
One of the most famous traditions surrounding Sigurd was his conversion to Christianity. He was basically forced to accept Christianity by Olaf Tryggvesson who threatend to sacrifice his son Hundi, even so Olaf still took Hundi as a hostage to make sure Sigurd stayed true to Christianity. Unfortunately Hundi died and Sigurd dropped the faith.
Sigurd was killed in a battle with Sitric Silkenbeard (the Norse king of Dublin) when they attacked the Irish high king, Brian Bóru, in which Sitric promised Sigurd that he could become the High King fo Ireland if they won. Both Brian and Sigurd lost their lives in this battle, with the Irish victorious.
Sigurd er kjent som Sigurd Digre. Han var en mektig jarl og en stor hærmann. Han var Orkenøy-jarl og konge over Man og en del av Skottland. Han var gift med en datter av skottekongen Melkolm (Malcolm).
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Description: killed in battle
Familie/Ektefelle/partner: NN. NN ble født ansl 935 , Orkney, Orkney Islands, Scotland. [Gruppeskjema] [Familiediagram]
He was the last surviving son (of 5) of Thorfinn Skull-Splitter. We know little of his reing, but had 2 daughters and a son, Sigurd, who succeeded him. Lofve's wife, Eithne was a daughter of Cerball Kjarvall, King of Ossory.
Thorfinn was the youngest son of Torf-Einar. He may have ruled jointly with his brothers and they were all subject to Erik Bloodaxe of Denmark and later Eric's mother, Gunnhildr. Thorfinn's wife Gredlog was a daughter of Duncan (Dundag), Earl of Caithness and Groa Torsteinsdatter, the daughter of Thorstein the Red, King of Caithness. He had five sons and two daughters.
His name was Einar, but was known as Torf-Einer because he introduced "turf" (peat) as a fuel to the islanders. After his brother, Hallad, failed to control the Danish pirates, he asked his father to let him try. He not only freed the Orkneys from Danish pirates but also fought Halfdan Haaleg (a son of Harald Hårfagre who had killed Einar's father, Ragnvald). Halfdan had invaded the Orkneys but Einar prevailed. In an old viking rite, he carved an eagle on the back of Haldan and sacrificed him to Odin. Harald Hårfagre, came and demanded compensation for Halfdan's death but allowed him to remain ruler of the Orkneys. Although Einar is described as ugly, he is remembered as a strong ruler.
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