Thorir Rögnvaldarson
Thorir Rögnvaldarson | |
|---|---|
| Thorir the Silent | |
Jarls of Møre | |
| Spouse(s) | Ólǫf árbót Haraldsdóttir |
| Issue | Bergljót Þórisdóttir Vigdís Þórisdóttir Jǫrundur háls Þórisson Thorbard av Møre |
| Father | Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson |
| Mother | Hildr Hrólfsdóttir |
Thórir 'the Silent' Rǫgnvaldsson (
Family background
Thórir was the son of
Ívarr accompanied their father on campaign in support of King Harald Fairhair and was slain in battle in the early 870s. The king granted the jarldom of the Northern Isles (Norðreyar) to Rǫgnvaldr as recompense for the death of his son. Rǫgnvaldr does not appear to have ever assumed the title and instead determined that his brother Sigurd should have it, which King Harald agreed to and Sigurd was installed as the Jarl of Orkney. Einarr, Thórir's half-brother, better known by the nickname Torf-Einarr, became the fourth Jarl of Orkney and established a direct bloodline that would rule for several hundred years.[2]
Thórir's brother, Hrólfr, gained a reputation as a great Viking and was known as Gǫngu-Hrólfr ('Hrólfr the Walker') because, as
Jarl of Møre
Two sons of King Harald Fairhair and Snjófríthr Svásadóttir, Hálfdan háleggr and Guðrøðr ljómi, killed Thórir's father, Rǫgnvaldr, by locking him in his longhouse with sixty of his men and setting it on fire. Gudrød took possession of the lands of Rǫgnvaldr while Hálfdan sailed west towards Orkney to overthrow Torf-Einarr. King Harald, apparently horrified by the actions of his sons, dispossessed Guðrøðr and restored Rǫgnvaldr's possessions to Thórir.[5][6] In 892, Thórir assumed his role as jarl of Møre.[7]
Issue
Thórir married
Landnámabók attests two illegitimate children of Thórir by unnamed women:
- Vigdís Þórisdóttir, who was married to Ingimundr Þorsteinsson and settled in Iceland[9]
- Jörundur háls Þórisson, mentioned as Thórir's other illegitimate child alongside Vigdís[10]
Outside of the Norse tradition, he also charged with the paternity of:
- Thorbard av Møre (later Herbert de la Mare),[citation needed] who is said to have married Griselle,[citation needed] the daughter of Rollo and Gisela of France.
- Ljot av Møre,[citation needed] who would be the father of Bård Nesjekonge[citation needed]
- Oluffa[citation needed]
- Armond[citation needed]
References
- ^ Peterson, Paul (2015). "Old Norse Nicknames" (PDF). University of Minnesota. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ History of Orkney, Thomson, William P. L., (Edinburgh: Mercat Press, c1987), FHL book 941.12 H2t., p. 14.
- ^ Íslendingabok og Landnámabok, Benediktsson, Jakob, (1 volume in 2 parts. Reykjavík: Íslenzka Fornritafélag, 1968), FHL book 949.12 H2bj., p. 136, 145, 179, 218-223, 309, 314, 396 table 12.
- ^ Historiæ Normannorvm Scriptores Antiqvi: Res Ab Illis per Galliam, Angliam, Apvliam, Capvæ Principatvm, Siciliam, & Orientem Gestas Explicantes, Ab Anno Christi DCCCXXXVIII. ad Annvm MCCXX / Insertæ Svnt Monasteriorvm Fvndationes Variæ.., Duchesne, André, (Colophon: Lvtetiæ Parisiorvm, 1619), JWML book DC611.N842 D9., p. 77, 227,.
- ^ Heimskringla, saga of Harald Harfager, chapters 30 and 31
- ^ Orkneyinga saga, chapter 8
- ^ Norsk Biografisk Leksikon, (19 volumes. Oslo: Aschehoug, 1921-1982), FHL book 948.1 D36n., vol. 5 p. 187.
- ^ The Viking Age: the Early History, Manners, and Customs of the Ancestors of the English-speaking Nations: Illustrated from the Antiquiites Discovered in Mounds, Cairns, and Bogs as Well as from the Ancient Sagas and Eddas, Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni), (2 volumes. London : John Murray, 1889), FHL book 948 H2d; FHL film 1440113 items 1-2., vol. 2 p. 463.
- ^ "Vatnsdalur og Þing". Minjastofnun Íslands (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ Landnámabók, chapter 56.