Jarls of Møre

Division of Norway ca. 930 AD. The orange area is the domain the Jarls of Møre.

The Jarls of Møre (Mørejarl) were a dynasty of powerful noblemen in Norway dating to the unification of Norway. Rognvald Eysteinsson (Ragnvald Øysteinsson Mørejarl), a close friend and ally of King Harald I of Norway, was one of the first jarls of Møre.[1]

During the early Viking era, Norway consisted of a number of petty kingdoms. King Harald I was able to unite them all after winning the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872. Subsequently King Harald I divided the unified kingdom again, granting land to his sons and other jarls. The land and estates of the Jarls of Møre were primary located in modern day Sunnmøre and Nordmøre in the county of Møre og Romsdal in the northernmost part of Western Norway.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ragnvald Øysteinsson Mørejarl – utdypning (Store norske leksikon)
  2. ↑ Harald 1 Hårfagre – utdypning (Store norske leksikon)

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