Sigurd the Stout

Sigurdur Hlöðvisson (Norwegian Sigurd Lodvesson ) (* 960, † 1014) was from 991-1014 Jarl in Orkney.

He was north of Scotland a major power factor. He was married to Plantula, the daughter of King Malcolm II of Scotland. Her son was Thorfinn Sigurdsson Mach term, Jarl of Caithness.

Sigurdur Hlöðvisson is mentioned in the Orkney Inga Saga, Njal the saga, Snorri Sturluson's Heimskringla and in other medieval writings. After Njal saga king Sigtrygg of Dublin asked him for assistance against the Irish High King Brian Boru. After Njal saga and by Irish sources of the 12th century Sigurdur came to the request and this company ended 1014 in the lost battle of Clontarf in Dublin, was in the Sigurdur.

The Heimskringla reported Harald Hårfagre († 933 ) had 60 marks in gold demands of the inhabitants of the Orkneys as penance, after which the former Jarl Einar had entered into a template and for all the goods of the inhabitants had received to the property. So all Jarl had possessed all the land in the Orkney Islands, to Jarl Sigurdur have the farmers returned the goods.

The Icelandic Gunnlaugr Ormstungas saga about the skald Gunnlaugr ormstunga Illugason mentioned Jarl Sigurdur. They reported that he had traveled from Ireland to the Orkneys and spent a winter in the Jarl before he traveled on to Sweden.

After the Orkney Inga Saga Olav Tryggvason Jarl Sigurdur forced to be baptized. According to the same saga he had three sons by concubines, Sumarliði, Brusi and Einar, who divided the islands after the death of her father among them.