Jarl of the Uplands in Norway 2 Note: The Scandinavian Earls of Orkney trace their descent from the noblest and most heroic of the ruling dynasties of the north. Ivar, Prince of the Uplands in Norway, who claimed a descent from the deified hero Thor, was father of Eystein Sources: A. Roots 121E; RC 44; Kraentzler 1593; Memoirs of the House of Russell (1833) by J.H. Wiffen (292.242, R911w, Vol. 1, Q Section). RC: Halfdan "the Old." K: Halfdan (The Old) Sveidesson. Roots: Halfdan, the Old. Russell: Halfdan the Aged. Has date A.D. 800. Think this is a date they were alive.