Einar Sigurdsson

In 1014, after the death of the Orkney jarl Sigurd Hlodvirsson, his three sons - Sumarlidi, Brusi and Einar inherited their father's possessions and divided them among themselves. The five-year-old Torfinn , the youngest son of Sigurd, did not receive an inheritance and was brought up at the court of his grandfather, the Scottish king Malcolm . The Scottish king gave him possessions of the region of Caithness and Sutherland , bestowing upon him the title of Yarl.

The Orcnean Saga reports that Einar was a cruel and greedy but successful warrior in battle .

In 1016, the childless earl Sumarlidi Sigurdsson, the eldest of four brothers , died. Thorfinn demanded that the brothers give him part of the Orkney Islands. Einar Krivoroty refused to hand over part of the yoke to Torfyn, and Brusi Sigurdsson was in favor of handing over a third of the islands to Torfyn. After that, Einar Sigurdsson, who had many supporters, by force subdued one-third of his dead brother Sumarlidi with his power. Einar overlaid the residents with big taxes and made annual Viking trips. Bonds in his possession began to openly express discontent. Torkel Amundsson stood at the head of the disgruntled, who was forced to flee to Jarl Thorfinn in Caithness . Torkel became the tutor of young Torfinn and received the nickname "The Teacher". Because of the cruelty of Jarl Einar, many notable people fled from the islands to Caithness to Torfynn Sigurdsson .

The matured Torfinn demanded from Einar Krivorothy to return to him part of the lands of the darling. Then Torfinn began to gather troops in Caithness . Einar himself marched on his younger brother Thorfinn. Earl Brusi Sigurdsson also gathered an army, but did not want to fight and tried to reconcile the brothers. Yarly Einar and Thorfinn signed a truce, under the terms of which Thorfinn took possession of a third of the islands, and Einar and Brusi were to unite their parts of the kingdom under joint control. Einar Sigurdsson was recognized as the head of two inheritances and became engaged in the defense of the islands. Thorfinn sent his deputies to his lot on the islands, and he spent a great time in Caithness . Every summer, Einar Krivoroty made viking trips to the coasts of Ireland, Scotland and England.

Soon, hostile relations resumed between Einar and Torfinn . Torkel The educator was sent by Torfinn to the islands to collect taxes. Einar Krivoroteky accused Torkel of the fact that his pupil Torfinn announced his claims to the islands. Torkel, warned by his relatives and friends about the danger that threatened him, returned to Caithness , and from there in the fall he sailed to Norway. Norwegian King Olav II the Holy received Torkel of the Educator with great favors. At the invitation of Olav St. Jarl Thorfinn Sigurdsson in the spring sailed to Norway. Olav the Holy received Jarl Torfinn well, who had been in Norway for most of the summer. In the autumn, the earls of Torfinn and Torkel the Educator returned to the Orkney Islands . Yarl Einar Krivoroty gathered a large army and began to prepare for war. With the mediation of Jarl Brucy, the brothers Einar and Thorfinn reconciled for the second time.

In 1020, at the feast of Torkel the Tutor in Sandvik, Earl Einar Krivorote was killed. After the assassination of Einar Torkel, the tutor fled to Norway to the court of King Olav the Holy .

Einar Sigurdsson had no sons, therefore his part of the islands was inherited by his elder brother, Brusi Sigurdsson .

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