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Erlend, only son of Harald Slettmali, and really entitled to the whole earldom, obtained from his relative [28] King Malcolm, then a boy of under twelve, through his powerful kin, a grant of half of the earldom of Caithness jointly with Harold Maddadson, who objected to give him half the Orkney jarldom unless King Eystein confirmed the grant.
Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns James Gray
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Eystein, king of Norway; seized earl Harold Maddadson; invaded Aberdeen.
Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns James Gray
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The first event in the brilliant reign of this boy king was the invasion and plundering of Aberdeen by Eystein king of Norway about
Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns James Gray
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Sigurd was the name of an earl who ruled over the Orkneys; he was the son of Hlodver, the son of Thorfinn the skullsplitter, the son of Turf-Einar, the son of Rognvald, Earl of Moeren, the son of Eystein the Noisy.
The Story of Burnt Njal: the great Icelandic tribune, jurist, and counsellor Unknown
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The valuable reliquaries of St. Olaf and St. Augustine (Eystein) were taken away, sent to Copenhagen, and melted.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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Built in Roman style by King Olaf Kyrre (d. 1093), the dome had been enlarged by Archbishop Eystein in Ogival style.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 15: Tournely-Zwirner 1840-1916 1913
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One of his sons, Sigurd Jorsalafari (the traveller to Jerusalem), went on a crusade to the Holy Land, while another son, Eystein, peacefully acquired Jemtland, a part of Sweden.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Now there was a man named Thorvald, the son of Eystein, bynamed the Tinker: he was a wealthy man, a smith, and a skald; but he was mean-spirited for all that.
Kormáks saga. English 1862- [Translator] J��n Stef��nsson 1893
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Crusader and Eystein, has broken into full blaze, and traces, in a series of vigorously sketched scenes, the intrigue and counter-intrigue which hurry the action onward toward its logically prepared climax -- a mutual reconciliation.
Essays on Scandinavian Literature Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen 1871
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One day Eystein endeavored to reach his betrothed, the beautiful Marie of Vesfjorddal, by this dangerous path.
Ticket No. "9672" Jules Verne 1866
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