Somerled Sigurdsson 15th Jarl of Orkney 
Somerled Sigurdsson 15th Jarl of was born about 0983 in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Somerled Sigurdsson 15th Jarl of's father was Sigurd "Digri" Hlodvesson 14th Jarl of Sigurd "Digri" , 14th Jarl of Orkney/Orkney and his mother was First Wives. He had two brothers named Brusi Sigurdsson 16th Jarl of and Einar II "Wrymouth" 17th Jarl of. He was the oldest of the three children. He had a half-brother named Thorfinn "Black" Sigurdsson 18th Jarl of. He died about 1015.General Notes
EARLDOM of ORKNEY [NOR] - subject to King of Norway until after 1379
Somerled, Jarl of one-third of Orkney 1014, was a "mild and very peaceable man." He soon died (? 1015) a natural death, and Thorfinn, although Earl of Caithness and thus possessor of a full share of his fatherÃs dominions, laid claim to SomerledÃs third of Orkney. This was disputed by his half-brother Einar.
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