Orkneys
Viking earldom mentioned alongside the Faroes and Shetlands in the Volsunga Saga.
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The Orkneys appear in the Volsunga Saga as one of the Viking earldoms, grouped with the Faroes and Shetlands as territories under Norse control (Volsunga Saga, Introduction). The brief mention places the Orkneys within the wider pattern of Norse maritime expansion.
The Orkneys are connected to Sigurd Lodverson, Earl Sigurd, Hlodver, Eystein the Noisy, and Rognvald as rulers or residents.
Appears in: Beings, Cross-Source Entities, Entities in Njál's Saga, Celtic Tradition
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