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The Earldom of Orkney is the official status of the Orkney Islands. It was originally a Norse feudal dignity in Scotland which had its origins from the Viking period. In the ninth and tenth centuries it covered more than the Northern Isles (Norðreyjar) and included Orkney, Shetland, Caithness, and Sutherland. The ruling position of Jarl or Earl of Orkney was heritable.

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  • The Earldom of Orkney is the official status of the Orkney Islands. It was originally a Norse feudal dignity in Scotland which had its origins from the Viking period. In the ninth and tenth centuries it covered more than the Northern Isles (Norðreyjar) and included Orkney, Shetland, Caithness, and Sutherland. The ruling position of Jarl or Earl of Orkney was heritable. Orkney and Shetland lie off the northernmost tip of Caithness on the modern day Scottish mainland. The Picts came to Orkney during the Bronze Age, and the archaeological data shows that there were people living there prior to the Vikings, who came to Orkney probably by the latter part of the 8th century, although this is disputed. Norse Vikings probably either came to the islands first as farmers seeking land or as warriors who were claiming territory and riches, or both, as was common with Viking conquests elsewhere. The question of whether the Picts were completely massacred by the settling Vikings, migrated away, or were gradually assimilated, in peaceful coexistence, is a matter of contention. However, aside from traces of their lives there, their culture did not endure in the early history or character of Orkney. By the 12th century, Orkney was under Norwegian control and by the 13th century, the Orkneyingasaga was written in Iceland, providing one of the earliest and most repeated versions of the history of Norse life on these isles. The Orkneyingasaga is largely fictional however and was not, being written in Iceland, any sort of primary source. Instead, it should be culled for historical details with great care and these data should be matched and compared against data from other sources. (en)
  • Óркни (англ. Earldom of Orkney) — графство в Шотландии, образованное норвежскими викингами, а затем вошедшее в состав королевства Шотландия. Титулом графа (ярла) Оркни до 1231 года владели выходцы из одной и той же норвежской династии.На норвежском этапе включало в себя Оркнейские и Шетландские острова, Кейтнесс и Сатерленд, в дальнейшем территория графства сократилась до собственно Оркнейского архипелага. (ru)
  • Óркні (англ. Earldom of Orkney) — графство в Шотландії, яке було засноване норвезькими вікінгами, а пізніше ввійшло до складу Шотландії. (uk)
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  • Orkney (en)
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  • Earldom of Orkney (en)
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  • Earldom of Orkney in 988, by the control of Greater Norway. (en)
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  • 1696 (xsd:integer)
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  • c. 1236–1472 (en)
  • c. 892–1231 (en)
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  • c.872–c. 892 (en)
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  • c. 892–1230 (en)
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  • Óркни (англ. Earldom of Orkney) — графство в Шотландии, образованное норвежскими викингами, а затем вошедшее в состав королевства Шотландия. Титулом графа (ярла) Оркни до 1231 года владели выходцы из одной и той же норвежской династии.На норвежском этапе включало в себя Оркнейские и Шетландские острова, Кейтнесс и Сатерленд, в дальнейшем территория графства сократилась до собственно Оркнейского архипелага. (ru)
  • Óркні (англ. Earldom of Orkney) — графство в Шотландії, яке було засноване норвезькими вікінгами, а пізніше ввійшло до складу Шотландії. (uk)
  • The Earldom of Orkney is the official status of the Orkney Islands. It was originally a Norse feudal dignity in Scotland which had its origins from the Viking period. In the ninth and tenth centuries it covered more than the Northern Isles (Norðreyjar) and included Orkney, Shetland, Caithness, and Sutherland. The ruling position of Jarl or Earl of Orkney was heritable. (en)
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  • Orknejské hrabství (cs)
  • Earldom of Orkney (en)
  • Графство Оркни (ru)
  • Графство Оркні (uk)
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