Two rival earls of Orkney agreed to meet on Egilsay to resolve their dispute. Magnus came with two ships; Haakon brought eight. Magnus refused to fight — he was captured and executed (his cook struck off his head with an axe after soldiers refused the order). His burial place at Birsay became a place of miracles. St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall was built in his honour. He is the patron saint of Orkney.
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