Rögnvald Kali Kolsson

Rögnvald Kali Kolsson was a writer (1100–1158). He was born at Rogaland and died at Caithness.

Also recorded as Ragnvald Kale Kolsson; Kali Kollson; Rognvald Kolsson, Jarl of Orkney.

Rögnvald Kali Kolsson in brief

Born
1100
Died
1158
Known for
writer
Place of birth
Rogaland
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Ragnvald Kale Kolsson, Kali Kollson and Rognvald Kolsson, Jarl of Orkney.

He was the child of Kol Kalisson and Gunhild (?). One child is recorded: Ingigerd (?).

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Kali Kolsson, Lords of the Salt Road, 2026. Medieval Self-Fashioning: Rǫgnvaldr Kali Kolsson and Orkneyinga Saga, Scandinavica, 2015. "Prepared with great craftiness": St. Magnus Cathedral, Rǫgnvaldr Kali Kolsson, and Orkney’s Autonomy in the Medieval North Sea World. Que savaient les Islandais du xiie siècle au sujet de la Méditerranée ? Le voyage du jarl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson en Terre sainte, Médiévales, 2023. Que savaient les Islandais du xiie siècle au sujet de la Méditerranée ? Le voyage du jarl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson en Terre sainte, Médiévales, 2022.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 13 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1100Rögnvald Kali Kolsson born at Rogaland.
  2. 1158Rögnvald Kali Kolsson died at Caithness.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    "Prepared with great craftiness": St. Magnus Cathedral, Rǫgnvaldr Kali Kolsson, and Orkney’s Autonomy in the Medieval North Sea World

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Kali Kolsson, Lords of the Salt Road, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Medieval Self-Fashioning: Rǫgnvaldr Kali Kolsson and Orkneyinga Saga, Scandinavica, 2015

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Que savaient les Islandais du xiie siècle au sujet de la Méditerranée ? Le voyage du jarl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson en Terre sainte, Médiévales, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  5. 5.

    Que savaient les Islandais du xiie siècle au sujet de la Méditerranée ? Le voyage du jarl Rögnvaldr Kali Kolsson en Terre sainte, Médiévales, 2023

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  6. 6.

    Getty Union List of Artist Names 500785036, Rögnvald Kali Kolsson, Earl.

    authority file · Unverified · The Getty Research Institute

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2109400: Rögnvald Kali Kolsson

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Rögnvald Kali Kolsson”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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