Definition of Jarl. Meaning of Jarl. Synonyms of Jarl

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Definition of Jarl

Jarl
Jarl Jarl, n. [Icel., nobleman, chief. See Earl.] A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions. --Longfellow.

Meaning of Jarl from wikipedia

- Jarl was a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia during the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages. The institution evolved over time and varied by region. In...
- Look up jarl or Jarl in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jarl is a noble title in Scandinavian countries. Jarl or JARL may also refer to: Jarl (name),...
- ˈsiɣˌurðɑz̠ˌson], Norwegian: Håkon Sigurdsson; c. 937–995), known as Haakon Jarl (Old Norse: Hákon jarl), was the de facto ruler of Norway from about 975 to 995. Sometimes...
- Birger Jarl or Birger Magnusson (c. 1210 – 21 October 1266) was a Swedish statesman and regent, jarl, and a member of the House of Bjälbo, who pla****...
- Earl of Orkney, historically Jarl of Orkney, is a title of nobility encomp****ing the archipelagoes of Orkney and Shetland, which comprise the Northern...
- Jarl Waldemar Lindeberg (4 August 1876, Helsinki – 24 December 1932, Helsinki) was a Finnish mathematician known for work on the central limit theorem...
- classes of human beings as conceived by the poet. The youngest of these sons, Jarl ('earl, nobleman'), inherits the name or title "Ríg" and so in turn does...
- Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl (?-970s) was a jarl of Götaland who appears in the Heimskringla (the Saga of Olaf Tryggv****on) and in the Jomsvikinga Saga. The...
- Jarl is a name of Scandinavian origin. Notable people with the name include: Jarl-Thure Eriksson (born 1944), Finnish scientist Jarl Kulle (1927–1997)...
- Folkungaätten), was a Swedish family that produced several medieval bishops, jarls and kings of Sweden. It also provided three kings of Norway and one king...