The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameThorfinn Orkenøyene "the Black" Sigurdsson
Birth989, Orkney, Scotland
Death1060, Dublin, Ireland
OccupationEarl of Orkney Islands, Caithness, Scotland, Ireland and Isle of Man
Misc. Notes
Also known as: "Thorfinn the Mighty”.
II Jarl of Orkney
Died at The Battle of Clontarf.

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Torfinn Sigurdsson Rike
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Torfinn Sigurdsson Rike (about 1000 - about 1065) was the earl of Orkney , and is considered one of the most energetic earls in the history of the archipelago. Torfinn probably lived in several places, but lastly at Birsay on northwest Mainland , where he also built a church and had a bishop's seat.
Torfinn was the son of Earl Sigurd Lodvesson Digre and a daughter of the Scottish king Malcolm II. He was married to Ingebjørg Finnsdatter , daughter of Finn Arnesson . Together with Ingebjørg, he had his sons Pål and Erlend , and he was grandfather of Saint Magnus Orknøyjarl and Håkon Pålsson .
Spouses
Birthca 1030, Austrått, Ørland, Sør-Trøndelag, Norge
Death1069, Orkney Islands
MotherBergljot Halfdansdottir (ca1010-1100)
ChildrenErlend (ca1050-1098)
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