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Male Jarl Thorir ("the Silent") Rognvaldsson of Maer Click to view Jarl Thorir ("the Silent") Rognvaldsson of Maer in the family tree

Thorir, known as "the Silent", was born about 0872 in Maer, Nord Trondelag, Norway.  "the Silent"'s father was Earl Ragnvald ("the Wise") Eysteinsson I of Orkney and his mother was Ragnhild Hrolfsdottir.  His paternal grandparents are Eystein ("the Noisy", "Glumrw") Ivarsson and Aseda Jutland; his maternal grandfather is Hrolf Nefia of Norway. He had two brothers named Hrollager and Robert.  He is the youngest of the three children. He had a half-brother named "Turf".


"the Silent"'s family with Princess Alof ("Aarbod") Haraldsdatter

‌"the Silent" and "Aarbod" were married in a religious ceremony about 0898.  They have a son and a daughter, named Thorbard and Bergljot.

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