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Harald Maddadsson (Old Norse:
Haraldr Maddaðarson, Gaelic:
Aralt mac Mataid) (c. 1134 – 1206) was Earl of
Orkney and
Mormaer of
Caithness from 1139 until...
- also
known as
Harald the Young, was
joint Earl of
Orkney with
Harald Maddadsson. He was the son of
Orkney chief Eirik Stagbrell and
Ingerid Ragnvaldsdotter...
- as a
guardian to
Harald Maddadsson, the five-year-old
nephew of Paul Haakonsson. In 1138 Rögnvald
appointed Harald Maddadsson as Earl
along with him....
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Scotland and the
Norwegian Earldom of Orkney.
Around 1196, Earl
Harald Maddadsson agreed to pay a
monetary tribute for
Caithness to
William I.
Norway has...
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crown through their holdings as
Earls of Caithness. In 1194, when
Harald Maddadsson was Earl of
Orkney and Shetland, a
rebellion broke out
against King Sverre...
- 1191 with
Harald Maddadsson to 1198
David Haraldsson Son of
Harald Maddadsson 1206 with Jon to 1214 Jon
Haraldsson Son of
Harald Maddadsson 1206 with David...
- (c. 980s – 1018)
Harold Godwinson of
England (c. 1022 – 1066)
Harald Maddadsson, Earl of
Orkney and
Mormaer of
Caithness (1139–1206)
Harald II of Mann...
- when his wife, Ragnhild,
inherited the
estates from her brother,
Harald Maddadsson who was the Earl of Orkney. His wife
descended from St Ragnvald, who was...
- far
north of Scotland. In 1139, his cousin, the five-year-old
Harald Maddadsson, was
given the
title of "Earl" and half the
lands of the
earldom of Orkney...
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Matad was
perhaps the most
famous of the Mormaers,
fathering Harald Maddadsson, a
notorious rebel of the
Scottish King and
perhaps the
first Gael to...
