Earl Turf-Einar
Orcadian earl known as the father of Rognvald Mere-Earl, minimal source attestation.
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Earl Turf-Einar is attested in Njal's Saga as the son of Rognvald Mere-Earl (Njal's Saga, Of Earl Sigurd). The saga identifies him through this patronymic in the context of the Orkney earls' genealogy.
Earl Turf-Einar is recorded as the son of Rognvald Mere-Earl and the father of Earl Thorfin. He is also connected to Greilad and Gro as a parent, and to Rognvald Mere-Earl as a spouse.
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