Halfdan Hálegg

Halfdan Hálegg, son of Harald Harfagri, was captured by Einar in Rinansey and killed by having a blood-eagle cut on his back, after which Halfdan's father fined the Orkneys sixty marks of gold.

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Halfdan Hálegg, son of Harald Harfagri, was captured by Einar in Rinansey and killed by having a blood-eagle cut on his back, after which Halfdan's father fined the Orkneys sixty marks of gold. (The Orkneyinga Saga, The Orkneyinga Saga > For > Iv. The Earldom In The Norse Line, 872-1231.)

Halfdan Hálegg, son of Harald Harfagri, was captured by Einar in Rinansey and killed by having a blood-eagle cut on his back, after which Halfdan's father fined the Orkneys sixty marks of gold. (The Orkneyinga Saga, The Orkneyinga Saga > For > Iv. The Earldom In The Norse Line, 872-1231.)

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