Rognvald Kali Kolsson — later Saint Magnus — landed in Orkney with Norwegian backing to claim the earldom and defeated the incumbent earl Paul. The struggle for Orkney between rival Norse lines was a constant feature of twelfth-century history. Rognvald later built St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall as a memorial to his martyred great-uncle Magnus.
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