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Families covered: Earls of Caithness, Earls of Orkney

                               
In these years it was common for Earldoms to be shared between brothers. This sometimes caused problems!
Sigurd 'the Stout', Earl of Orkney (d 23.04.1014)
m. (1005) daughter of Malcolm II, King of Scotland
1. Thorfinn 'the Black', Earl of Orkney, Caithness and Sutherland (b 1009, d 1064)
  m. (before 1038) Ingibiorg (d before 1070, dau of Finn Arnasson, Jarl of Halland)
A. Paul I (Sigurd), Earl of Orkney and Caithness (d 1099/1103)
  m. Ragnhild (dau of Jarl Haakon Ivarsson)
  i. Hakon Paulson, Earl of Orkney
  partner unknown
  a. Paul the Silent, Earl of Orkney (d c1137)
  p. Helga (dau of Moddan of Dalr, Earl of Caithness)
  b. Harald 'Smooth spoken', Earl of Orkney and Caithness (d 12.1131)
  (1) Erlend III, Earl of Orkney (d 21.12.1156)
  c. Ingibiorg Hakonsdottir
  m. Olaf Bitling, King of Man (d 1153)
d. Margaret, Countess of Orkney JRY
  m. Madach, 1st Earl of Atholl (d c1147) JRY
  ii. Thora Paulsdottir
  m. Halldar the Elder
  iii. Brynjolf Paulson
  iv. Ingrid Paulsdottir
  m. Einar Vorse-Raven
  v. Herbjorg Paulsdottir
  vi. Ragnhild Paulsdottir
  a. Bergliot possibly fits here
  m. Havard Gunnason, 1st of Clouston, Orkney (a c1090)
  B. Erlend II, Earl of Orkney and Caithness (d 1098)
  m. Thora Sumarlidottir
i. Magnus ('St. Magnus'), Earl of Orkney (d 16.04.1117)
  ii. Gunnhild (or Ingibiorg) Erlendottir
  m. Kol (or Kal) Lalisson, Lenderman in Agdar
  a. Ragnvald III, Earl of Orkney and Caithness (b c1100, d 20.08.1158)
  (1) Ingirid Ragnvaldsdottir
  m. Eric Stagbrellr
  (A) Harald III Ericsson, Earl of Orkney (d Wick 1198)
  (B) Magnus Magni Ericsson
  (C) Ragnhild Ericsdottir
  m. Hlifolf Skalli 'the Bald'
  (D) Ingibiorg Ericsdottir --
  m. Gilchrist, 4th Earl of Angus (d 1207-1211) --
  b. Ingirid Kalisdottir
  iii. Erling Erlendson (d 1103)
  iv. Cecilia Erlendottir
  m. Isaac
  v. Jaddvor Erlendson
  a. Burgar Jaddvorson
partner(s) unknown
2. Sumarlidi, Earl of Orkney (d 1015)
3. Brusi, Earl of Orkney (d 1020)
  A. Ragnvald 'Wolf son', Earl of Orkney (b 1011, d 12.1046)
  i. Eilif
  ii. Thora (b c1030)
  m. Olaf III, King of Norway (b c1055, d 22.09.1093)
4. Einar 'Wry-mouth', Earl of Orkney
5. Whelp (Hound)

Main source(s): various web sites including 'RoyalData'
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