Jarl of Orkney, Thorfinn Sigurdsdon the Black

Birth Name Jarl of Orkney, Thorfinn Sigurdsdon the Black 1a 2 3 4a
Also Known As Earl of Caithness, Thorfinn the Black 2 4b
Also Known As King of Scotland, Thorfinn the Black 4c
Gramps ID I2869
Gender male
Age at Death 50 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E3767] 1009    
2 4d
Death [E3768] 1059    
5a 2a 4e

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Jarl of Orkney, Sigurd Hlodvirsson the Stout [I2868]1014-04-23
Mother of Scotland, Anleta [I2867]988
    Sister     Sigurdsdottir, daughter [I2641]
         Jarl of Orkney, Thorfinn Sigurdsdon the Black [I2869] 1009 1059

Families

    Family of Jarl of Orkney, Thorfinn Sigurdsdon the Black and Finnsdottir, Ingibiorg “Earl’s Daughter” [F1981]
Married Wife Finnsdottir, Ingibiorg “Earl’s Daughter” [I2622] ( * about 1015 + before 1070 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E28794] before 1038    
5b 6a 2 3a 4f
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Jarl of Orkney, Paul I Thorfinnson [I2875]about 10351099

Narrative

[SUSANNA KEENE.FTW]

Known as "the Great", he ruled all of Scotland north & east of
the Tay.
Made an alliance with Malcolm "Big Head", King of Scots, ruler
of Scotland south of the Tay. This alliance upset the English,
who exerted great control over Malcolm. Eventually, Malcolm
allowed the northern alliance to dwindle away.
Macbeth was his co-ruler, south & east of the Tay.
Deposed in Orkney by his nephew Ragnvald, who attempted to burn
him alive.
Deposed & killed Ragnvald in turn. His men killed Ragnvald at
Papay Minni in the Orkneys.

Narrative

Records not imported into INDI (individual) Gramps ID I2869:

Line ignored as not understood Line 66875: 2 SOUR @S085410@
Skipped subordinate line Line 66876: 3 DATA
Skipped subordinate line Line 66877: 4 TEXT Date of Import: Aug 7, 2000

 

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 3221
 

Pedigree

  1. Jarl of Orkney, Sigurd Hlodvirsson the Stout [I2868]
    1. of Scotland, Anleta [I2867]
      1. Sigurdsdottir, daughter [I2641]
      2. Jarl of Orkney, Thorfinn Sigurdsdon the Black
        1. Finnsdottir, Ingibiorg “Earl’s Daughter” [I2622]
          1. Jarl of Orkney, Paul I Thorfinnson [I2875]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Dettlev Schwennicke, ed, based on the work of Wilhelm Karl Prinz zu Isenburg: Europèaische Stammtafeln (Schwennicke edition): Stammtafeln zur [S11240]
      • Page: ii, 80
  2. Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science: University of Hull Royal Database (England), Author Address: [S13227]
      • Page: d 1064
  3. Dorothy Dunnett: King Hereafter, File Number: ISBN # 0-375-70403-5 [S11932]
      • Page: no date, her 2nd mar
  4. SUSANNA KEENE.FTW [S85410]
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  5. Frederick Lewis Weis: Ancestral Roots of Certain American Colonists Who Came to [S10400]
      • Page: line 170 p 147, date of his widow's remarriage
      • Page: line 170 p 147, her 1st m, no date
  6. Royal Genealogies DB [S12628]
      • Page: no date