Part of Rognvald Kali Kolsson's campaign to win the Orkney earldom. Rognvald landed with Norwegian support and fought a series of skirmishes to consolidate his position before capturing his rival Paul. The Orkneyinga Saga records these engagements in detail. Rognvald's later canonisation as a saint gave these military actions retrospective religious significance.
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