Earldom of Orkney
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earldom-of-orkney-274-902400
title:
Earldom of Orkney
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The Earldom of Orkney was a Norse territory ruled by the earls of Orkney from the ninth century until 1472. It was founded during the Viking Age by Viking raiders and settlers from Scandinavia. In the ninth and tenth centuries it covered the Northern Isles (Norðreyjar) of Orkney and Shetland, as well as Caithness and Sutherland on the mainland. It was a dependent territory of the Kingdom of Norway until 1472, when it was absorbed into the Kingdom of Scotland. Originally, the title of Jarl or Ear
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medieval Norse earldom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earldom_of_Orkney
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2024-04-25T21:21:18Z
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