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Kali Hundason

Scottish king who tried to exact tribute from Earl Thorfinn and sent Moddan to Caithness, attested in the Orkneyinga Saga.

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Kali Hundason is attested in the Orkneyinga Saga as the ruler who took the kingdom of Scotland after King Malcolm's death. He attempted to exact tribute from Thorfinn for his northern Scottish domains, and when this failed, he sent his nephew Moddan as earl to Caithness (The Orkneyinga Saga, IV. The Earldom in the Norse Line, 872-1231).

The Orkneyinga Saga

The Orkneyinga Saga provides a single citation for Kali Hundason, presenting him as a Scottish king who came into conflict with the Norse Earl Thorfinn over the northern Scottish territories. His attempt to assert authority by placing his nephew Moddan in Caithness represents the ongoing tension between Scottish and Norse claims to the northern mainland (The Orkneyinga Saga, IV. The Earldom in the Norse Line, 872-1231).