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Male Earl of Orkney Einar (Turf) Rognvaldsson Click to view Earl of Orkney Einar (Turf) Rognvaldsson in the family tree

Einar, known as Turf, was born in 0874 in Maer, More og Romsdal, Norway.1  Turf's father was Earl of More and Romsdal Rognvald (The Wise) Eysteinsson I and his mother was Countess of More Ragnhild (Hilda) Hrolfsdottir.  His paternal grandparents were Earl of More Eystein (The Noisy, Glumra) Ivarsson and Countess of Oppland Ascrida Rognvaldsdottir; his maternal grandparents were Hrolf Nefja (Nefia) and Hilder de Nefus. He had three brothers named Hrollaug, The Silent and The Strong, The Ganger.  He was the youngest of the four children. He had a half-brother named Hrollager.

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