Orkney Islands


YEAR DATE EVENT HEAD OF STATE
874 Count earl Ragnald I
875 earl Sigurd I and Thorstein
892 earl Guthorm and Thorstein
893 earl Hallard and Thorstein
894 earl Einar I and Thorstein
900 earl Einar I
920 earl Arnkel and Erlend I
937 earl Erik king of Norway
954 earl Gunnhildr and Ragnfred
955 earl Thorfinn I
977 earl Arnfinn
979 earl Havard
981 earl Liot
984 earl Hlodvir
987 earl Sigurd II
1014 earl Somerled
1015 earl Einar II
1020 earl Bruce
1030 earl Thorfinn II (I)
1038 earl Ragnaldn II
1046 earl Thorfinn II (II)
1060 earl Paul I and Erlend II
1098 earl Sigurd III king of Norway
1105 earl Haakon and Magnus I
1117 earl Haakon
1126 earl Paul II and Harald I
1131 earl Paul II
1137 earl Ragnald III
1158 dinasty Dule earl Harald II
1206 earl David
1214 earl John I
1231 earl Magnus II
1239 earl Gilbert
1256 earl Magnus III
1276 earl Magnus IV
1284 earl John II
1311 earl Magnus V
1329 earl Malise
1353 earl Erengisl
1360 earl Henry I
1400 earl Henry II
1420 earl William
1471 Union to Kingdom of Scotland

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