erlendson

Updated: February 21, 2026

But on King Magnus' death, during his later expedition to Ireland, where Erling Erlendson probably also fell, Prince Sigurd had to quit Orkney in order to ascend the Norwegian throne, leaving the jarldom vacant for the two cousins, Hakon Paulson and Magnus Erlendson.

James Gray - Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time: or, The Jarls and The Freskyns