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

Files

DSC01394 - Copy.JPG

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