Sigurd the Mighty

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9th-century person Earl of Orkney Norse warlord historical figure

Sigurd the Mighty was a 9th-century Norse warlord famed for his brutal conquests in northern Scotland and legendary death after being wounded by a severed enemy head.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sigurd the Stout	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	9th-century person ⓘ Earl of Orkney ⓘ Norse warlord ⓘ historical figure ⓘ
activeInCentury	9th century ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Sigurd Eysteinsson NERFINISHED ⓘ Sigurðr hinn ríki NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedBy	King Harald Fairhair NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Harald Fairhair’s unification of Norway ⓘ
causeOfDeath	infection from a wound inflicted by a severed head ⓘ
conflict	battles against local Scottish rulers ⓘ wars against Picts in northern Scotland ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Norway ⓘ
culture	Viking Age Norse ⓘ
era	Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicity	Norse ⓘ
father	Eystein Glumra NERFINISHED ⓘ
floruit	late 9th century ⓘ
historicity	partly legendary ⓘ
houseOrDynasty	Earls of Orkney dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ
killed	Máel Brigte of Moray NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	conquests in northern Scotland ⓘ legendary death caused by a severed enemy head ⓘ raids and warfare in the British Isles ⓘ
legacy	early Norse domination of the Northern Isles ⓘ folklore about ironic or cursed deaths in battle ⓘ
mannerOfDeath	died from wound caused by teeth of Máel Brigte’s severed head ⓘ
mentionedIn	Heimskringla NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkneyinga saga NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	Viking forces ⓘ
nobleTitle	Jarl NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableBattle	battle against Máel Brigte of Moray ⓘ
occupation	nobleman ⓘ warlord ⓘ
placeOfDeath	northern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
positionHeld	Earl of Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
relative	Rognvald Eysteinsson NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Norse paganism ⓘ
successor	Guthorm Sigurdsson NERFINISHED ⓘ
territoryRuled	Caithness NERFINISHED ⓘ Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of northern Scotland ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Earl of Orkney → hasTitleHolder → Sigurd the Mighty ⓘ

Orkneyinga saga → containsCharacter → Sigurd the Mighty ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sigurd the Stout