Eyjarskeggjar
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eyjarskeggjar-175-3229651
title:
Eyjarskeggjar
text:
The Eyjarskeggjar were a Norse rebel group during the Norwegian Civil War that supported the claim of Sigurd Magnusson to the throne. In the spring of 1193, Harald Maddadsson, Jarl of Orkney approved the banding together of men from Orkney and Shetland to oppose the rule of King Sverre Sigurdsson. The name eyjarskeggjar means "island beards," reflecting their origin in the Northern Isles. The leaders of the Eyjarskeggjar were Hallkjell Jonsson, who was married to Ragnhild, daughter of Erling Ska
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Norse rebel group
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyjarskeggjar
date created:
2020-04-05T01:59:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T06:47:03Z
main entity:
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