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Characters in Orcadian History
The Viking Days of the Earldom
Earl Sigurd the Powerful - First Earl of Orkney
Earl Sigurd and the Raven Banner
Earl Sigurd's Conversion to Christianity
Earl Thorfinn the Mighty
Saint Magnus
Earl Harald and the Poison Shirt
Kolbein Hruga - The Original Cubbie Roo
Torf-Einar and the Blood Eagle
Sweyn Asleifsson - The Ultimate Viking
Medieval Orkney
Henry Sinclair - Earl of Orkney
Scottish Rule
Earl Robert Stewart
Earl Patrick Stewart
More Recent Times
John Gow - The Orkney Pirate
Betty Corrigall
Isobel Gunn
Dr John Rae - Orkney's greatest unsung hero
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Early Recorded References to Orkney
This short list is far from exhaustive. New information will be added to these pages when time allows.