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Paul Thorfinnsson (died 1098) and Erlend Thorfinnsson (died 1098) were brothers who ruled together as Earls of Orkney. [1] [2] Paul and Erlend were the sons of Thorfinn Sigurdsson and Ingibiorg Finnsdottir. Through Ingibiorg's father Finn Arnesson and his wife, the family was related to the Norwegian Kings Olav II and Harald II. [3]
Magnus was the first son of Erlend Thorfinnsson, Earl of Orkney (who ruled jointly with his brother Paul) and Thora, a daughter of Sumarlidi Ospaksson. They had one other son, Aerling, and two daughters, Gunnhild and Cecilia. Erlend also had a natural daughter called Jaddvor.
Haakon's father was Paul Thorfinnsson who, along with his brother, Erlend Thorfinnsson, had ruled as a joint earl of Orkney. Paul and Erlend remained on friendly terms until their children grew to adulthood, after which disputes between their sons led to a quarrel and open hostility between the brothers.
with Erlend and Arnkel to 954 [24] alone 954–963 [21] [e] Arnfinn Thorfinnsson Son of Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson 963 Havard Thorfinnsson Hávarðr inn ársæli "Harvest-happy" Son of Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson On Arnfinn's death Ljot Thorfinnsson Son of Thorfinn Torf-Einarsson On Havard's death c. 980 [f] Hlodvir Thorfinnsson: Son of Thorfinn Torf ...
Thorfinn and Ingibiorg had two known sons, Paul and Erlend Thorfinnsson, who jointly ruled as earls of Orkney. Both also fought in Harald Hardraade's ill-fated invasion of the Kingdom of England in 1066.
Thorfinn Sigurdsson (1009? – c. 1058?), also known as Thorfinn the Mighty [6] (Old Norse: Þorfinnr inn riki), was an 11th-century Jarl of Orkney.He was the youngest of five sons of Jarl Sigurd Hlodvirsson and the only one resulting from Sigurd's marriage to a daughter of Malcolm II of Scotland.
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Thorfinnsson is an Icelandic patronymic surname. Notable people with the surname include: Björn Thorfinnsson (born 1979), Icelandic chess player and journalist; Bragi Þorfinnsson (born 1981), Icelandic chess grandmaster; Paul and Erlend Thorfinnsson; Paul (died after 1098) and Erlend (died 1098) ruled together as Earls of Orkney