Sigurd Eysteinsson
Male, Deceased Person
1969 – 1969
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Who was Sigurd Eysteinsson?
Sigurd Eysteinsson was the second Viking Earl of Orkney, who succeeded his brother Rognvald Eysteinsson. He was a leader in the Viking conquest of what is now northern Scotland. Bizarrely, he was killed by the severed head of one his enemies, Máel Brigte, who may have been mórmaer of Moray. Sigurd strapped Máel Brigte's head to his saddle as a trophy of conquest, and as he rode, Máel Brigte's teeth grazed against Sigurd's leg. The wound became infected and Sigurd died.
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1969
Møre og Romsdal - Parents
- Died
- Dec 31, 1969
Dornoch
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on July 23, 2013
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