Depiction of the investiture of Earl Sigurd on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Title
Depiction of the investiture of Earl Sigurd on the Zetland Window in Lerwick Town Hall
Subject
Stained glass window
Description
Rognvaldr, Earl of Møre and of Orkney, is said to have gifted Shetland (the Earldom of which he was offered by Harald fairhair) to his brother, Sigurd Eysteinsson (Sigurd the Mighty), who ruled c. 875–892. He is depicted here being invested with the Earldom. http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Zetland-Window.asp
Source
Lerwick Town Hall
Publisher
The World-Tree Project
Date
2016
Contributor
Tom Birkett
Rights
Image Public Domain
Relation
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/lerwick-town-hall/Zetland-Window.asp
Format
jpg
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Scotland
Shetland
Norway
Modern
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