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''' Jon Haraldsson ''' was |
''' Jon Haraldsson ''' was [[Earl of Orkney]] between [[1206]] and [[1231]]. |
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Jon Haraldsson and his brother David were the sons of [[Harald Maddadsson]] with his second wife Hvarflod, daughter of Earl [[Máel Coluim of Moray]]. Jon and David were joint Earls of Orkney after the death of their father. [[David Haraldsson]] died of sickness in 1214, leaving Jon Haraldsson to rule alone. |
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In 1222, Jon Haraldsson was implicated, indirectly, in the burning of Bishop [[Adam of Caithness]] in his hall at [[Halkirk]] by local farmers. Jon was accused of looking on or of fomenting the discontent. King [[Alexander II of Scotland]] undertook harsh reprisals for the killing, to the satisfaction of [[Pope Honorius III]]. |
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Snaekoll Gunnisson, a great-grandson of [[Rognvald Kali]], demanded that Jon Haraldsson should share the Earldom with him, as had been done before. Jon's supporters and Snaekoll's fought a war until it was agreed that King [[Haakon IV of Norway]] should settle the matter. All concerned set off to Norway, but a ship carrying Jon Haraldsson, his supporters and his kin, was lost at sea on the return voyage during 1231. |
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* Anderson, Alan Orr ''Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500-1286'' 2 Vols, (Edinburgh, 1922) |
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* Hudson, Benjamin T. ''Kings of Celtic Scotland'' (Westport, 1994) |
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* Morris, Christopher ''Viking Orkney: A Survey'' ( The Prehistory of Orkney. Ed. Colin Renfrew. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 1985) |
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*Pálsson, Hermann and Paul Edwards, tr. ''Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney'' (Penguin, London, 1978) |
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Jon Haraldsson was Earl of Orkney between 1206 and 1231.
Jon Haraldsson and his brother David were the sons of Harald Maddadsson with his second wife Hvarflod, daughter of Earl Máel Coluim of Moray. Jon and David were joint Earls of Orkney after the death of their father. David Haraldsson died of sickness in 1214, leaving Jon Haraldsson to rule alone.
In 1222, Jon Haraldsson was implicated, indirectly, in the burning of Bishop Adam of Caithness in his hall at Halkirk by local farmers. Jon was accused of looking on or of fomenting the discontent. King Alexander II of Scotland undertook harsh reprisals for the killing, to the satisfaction of Pope Honorius III.
Snaekoll Gunnisson, a great-grandson of Rognvald Kali, demanded that Jon Haraldsson should share the Earldom with him, as had been done before. Jon's supporters and Snaekoll's fought a war until it was agreed that King Haakon IV of Norway should settle the matter. All concerned set off to Norway, but a ship carrying Jon Haraldsson, his supporters and his kin, was lost at sea on the return voyage during 1231.
Sources
- Anderson, Alan Orr Early Sources of Scottish History: AD 500-1286 2 Vols, (Edinburgh, 1922)
- Hudson, Benjamin T. Kings of Celtic Scotland (Westport, 1994)
- Morris, Christopher Viking Orkney: A Survey ( The Prehistory of Orkney. Ed. Colin Renfrew. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. 1985)
- Pálsson, Hermann and Paul Edwards, tr. Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney (Penguin, London, 1978)
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