Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson
9th century Norse viking and first Jarl of Møre · Norway · On the map · Lived 840 to 900 · aged 60
Rognvald Eysteinsson was the founding Jarl of Møre in Norway, and a close relative and ally of Harald Fairhair, the earliest known King of Norway. In the Norse language he is known as Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson (Mǿrajarl) and in modern Norwegian as Ragnvald Mørejarl.
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Christian Krohg's portrait of Snorri Sturluson, 13th century compiler of the Heimskringla.
A page from the Orkneyinga saga, as it appears in the 14th century Flateyjarbók.![Magnus Barefoot's army in Ireland. Magnus' actions in the west clearly form the basis of the saga narrative about the submission of Orkney and Shetland to Harald Fairhair's fleet.[27]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Kong-magnus-berrfott-menn.jpg/500px-Kong-magnus-berrfott-menn.jpg)
Magnus Barefoot's army in Ireland. Magnus' actions in the west clearly form the basis of the saga narrative about the submission of Orkney and Shetland to Harald Fairhair's fleet.[27]
The monument at Haraldshaugen, erected to celebrate the millennial anniversary of Norway's unification under the rule of King Harald Fairhair after the Battle of Hafrsfjord.
Orkney and Shetland at centre, in relation to nearby territoriesAbout this person
He is sometimes referred to with bynames that may be translated into modern English as "Rognvald the Wise" or "Rognvald the Powerful".