Norwegian noble titles

thumb | right | alt=Drawing of Jarl Haakon Sigurdsson, made by: Christian Krohg (C.E.1852-1925). | Drawing of Jarl Haakon Sigurdsson, made by Christian Krohg (C.E.1852-1925). Jarl () was a rank of the nobility in Scandinavia during the Viking Age and Early Middle Ages. The institution evolved over time and varied by region. In Old Norse, it meant "chieftain", specifically one appointed to rule a territory in a king's stead. It could also denote a sovereign prince. For example: During the Viking age the rulers of several of the petty kingdoms of Norway held the title of jarl, often wielding no

former country (839-1171)

Lendmann (plural lendmenn; ) was a title in medieval Norway. A lendmann had the highest rank attainable in the royal hird, that is, the secular aristocracy, standing beneath earls and dukes only. In the 13th century, there were between ten and twenty lendmenn at any one time. A lendmann was similar to the medieval English baron, itself corresponding to a modern count.

Norwegian, then Scottish, noble title over the Northern Isles and northern Scotland

official status of the Orkney Islands

Stårheim (or Torvika) is a village in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Stårheim is located in the central part of Stad Municipality on the north shore of the Nordfjorden, about west of the municipal center of Nordfjordeid and about east of the village of Kjølsdalen. There is a regularly scheduled ferry route from Stårheim to the small village of Isane (in Bremanger Municipality), located about south across the Nordfjorden.

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Ålhus is a small village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway on the northern side of the lake Jølstravatnet, in a largely agricultural area. Ålhus is located about west of the villages of Helgheim and Skei and about northeast of the villages of Vassenden and Langhaugane.

150px|thumb|Vestfold county, in which former Jarlsberg in blue. Jarlsberg was a former countship that forms a part of today's Vestfold county in Norway. The name translates as "Earl's Hill".