Rognvaldr I EYSTEINSSON, 'the Wise Of More'

830 - Abt 894  (64 years)

• Name	Rognvaldr I EYSTEINSSON
  Suffix	'the Wise Of More'
  Birth	830	Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway Or The Orkney Islands
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2995A1C857194128966CAB1BAF3226C695EB
  Death	Abt 894	Orkey, Orkney Islands, Scotland Or Maer, Nord-Tronelag, Norway
  Person ID	I26048	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	15 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Earl Glumra 'Eysteinn The Noisy',   b. 788   d. Abt 865, Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ascrida RAGNVALDSDOTTIR,   b. Abt 816, Jylland Or Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway d. 890, Scandinavia (Age ~ 74 years)
  Marriage	Abt 846	Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
  Family ID	F11751	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Groa   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Associated With
  Children	1. Hallad ROGNVALDSSON, Earl Of Orkney   2. Turf-Einar RODNVALDSSON, Earl Of Orkney   3. Hrollaug RAGNVALDSSON
  Family ID	F11749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Ragnhilda (Hildr) HROLFSDOTTIR,   b. 822, Norway d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Abt 867	Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
  Children	1. Ivar RAGNVALDSSON   d. 910, Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway   2. Thorer 'The Silent' RAGNVALDSSON, Jarl Of More   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Hrollager Of MORE   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Robert Rollo ROGNAVALDSSON, 1st,   b. 870, County Of Möre Og Romsdal, Norway d. 932, Of Notre Dame, Rouen, Normandie, Neustria (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F11750	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2016

  
  

• Notes

  Death 0894.·He was killed by two jealous sons of Harlald Fairhair. Halfdan Haleg and Gudrod Ljome set off one spring with a great force, and came suddenly upon Earl Ragnvald, earl of More, and surrounded the house in which he was, and burnt him and sixty men in it. immigration 1 . ABT 0874. ·given the Orkney and Shetland isles in compensation for the loss of his son Ivar in the wars of Harald Fairhair against the viking raiders in the western lands 0867.·set as chief over the two districts, North More and Raumsdal, by Harald Fairhair, who strengthened him both with men of might and bondes, and gave him the help of ships to defend the coast against enemies event ABT Aug 0866.·became one of Harald Fairhair's men the summer before the battle at Solskel event 0868.·given South More to govern as well, following the defeat of King Arnvid by Harald Hairfair, but the Firdafylke still remained in the possession of King Ardbjorns brother Vemund event 0869, in the winter of. ·went over Eid, and southwards to the Fjord district. There he heard news of King Vemund, and came by night to a place called Naustdal, where King Vemund was living in guest-quarters. Earl Ragnvald surrounded the house in which they were quartered, and burnt the king in it, together with ninety men, and then took all the ships Vemund had, and all the goods he could get hold of, event ·King Harald Fairhair's dearest friend, and the king had the greatest regard for him