jarl
noun
a chieftain; earl.
jarldom
-
a word derived from
jarl.
Example Sentences
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Of his three half-brothers, Somarled and Brusi were not unwilling to give Thorfinn a share of the Orkney jarldom.
From Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns by James Gray
He also sent missionaries to evangelize the jarldom.
From Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns by James Gray
When Eric Bloody-axe had been defeated and killed, his sons came to Orkney and seized the jarldom, and his widow, the notoriously wicked Gunnhild and her daughter Ragnhild settled there for a time.
From Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns by James Gray
I am now done with countship and jarldom.
From The Childhood of King Erik Menved An Historical Romance by Bernhard Severin Ingemann
After Earl Thorfinn's death his sons Paul and Erlend jointly held the jarldom, but divided the lands.
From Sutherland and Caithness in Saga-Time or, The Jarls and The Freskyns by James Gray
