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.
* NN is the Latin abbreviation for "nomen nescion" or "non nominandus" meaning "name is not known" which is a standard across Europe for genealogy, newspaper reports and court affairs. This is more language neutral and globally acceptable than using the English terms "Miss", "son" or "daughter" in place of an unknown given name. It is also preferable than leaving the given name blank, as it clearly indicates the name is missing.
* NN is the Latin abbreviation for "nomen nescion" or "non nominandus" meaning "name is not known" which is a standard across Europe for genealogy, newspaper reports and court affairs. This is more language neutral and globally acceptable than using the English terms "Miss", "son" or "daughter" in place of an unknown given name. It is also preferable than leaving the given name blank, as it clearly indicates the name is missing.
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]
* NN is the Latin abbreviation for "nomen nescion" or "non nominandus" meaning "name is not known" which is a standard across Europe for genealogy, newspaper reports and court affairs. This is more language neutral and globally acceptable than using the English terms "Miss", "son" or "daughter" in place of an unknown given name. It is also preferable than leaving the given name blank, as it clearly indicates the name is missing.
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