St Magnus Cathedral

St Magnus Cathedral from the southwest

The Story of St Magnus After the death of Earl Thorfinn the Mighty in 1065 the succession passed through his sons, Erlend and Paul, who were forcibly replaced by Sigurd, son of King Magnus of Norway in 1098 during a great expedition to the west . King Magnus took with him the sons of Erlend and Paul , Magnus and Haakon, but Magnus refused to fight.

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