Earl St. Magnús Erlendsson, 1108-1116, was the son of earl Erlendr Þorfinnsson and Þóra Sumarliðadóttir. In descent, 51/64 Norse 13/64 Gael. In personal appearance he was, great of growth, _mikill at vexti_; manly, _drengiligr_; intellectual in appearance, _skýligr at yfirlitum_. The saga is voluminous in a description of his good qualities, etc., _e.g._, he was a most noble man, _ágætastr_; of good morals in life, _siðgóðr í háttum_; fortunate in battle, _sigrsæll í orrostum_; a sage in wit, _spekingr at viti_; eloquent and high-spirited and generous, _málsnjallr ok ríklundaðr_; liberal of wealth and magnanimous, _örr af fé ok stórlyndr_; wise in counsel and more beloved than any other man, _ráðsvinnr ok hverjum manni vinsælli_; gentle and of good speech, with kind and good men, _blíðr ok góðr viðmælis við spaka menn ok góða_; hard and unforbearing with robbers and víkingar, _harðr, ok úeirinn við ránsmenn ok víkinga_; he let murderers and thieves be taken and punished, high and low, for robbery and theft and all bad deeds, _lét hann taka morðingja ok þjófa, ok refsaði svá ríkum sem úríkum rán ok þyfsku ok öll úknytti_; impartial in judgment, _eigi vinhallr í dómum_; he valued godly justice, _guðligan rétt_, more than rank, _mann-virðingar_; munificent, _stórgjöfull_, with _höfðingjar ok ríkis-menn_; but ever showed great solicitude and comfort, _huggan_, for poor men, _fátækir menn_. Along with his cousin, earl Hákon, he burnt a Shetlander, Þorbjörn í Borgarfirði, in his house, and they slew their cousin Dufnjáll, without any reason being assigned in either case. St. Magnús, as a youth, accompanied king Magnús on his expedition in 1098, but refused to fight, because he said he had no quarrel against any man there, and he took a psalter, _saltari_, and sung during the battle. He married an unknown Scotswoman of noble family, he had no children, and was murdered by his cousin, earl Hákon, on April 16th, 798 years ago. Earl Rögnvaldr Kali hinn helgi, 1136-1158, was the son of Gunnhildr, earl Erlends dóttir and Kolr Kalason, a Norwegian, and thus 115/128 Norse and 13/128 Gael in descent. He is described as a most promising man, _efniligasti maðr_; of average growth, _meðal-maðr á vöxt_; well set, _kominn vel á sik_; best limbed man, _limaðr manna bezt_; light chestnut hair, _ljósjarpr á hár_; a most accomplished man, _atgervi-maðr_. He numbered nine accomplishments, _iþróttir_, viz., _tafl_, chess, _rúnar_, runes, _bók_, book (reading and writing), _smíð_, smith work, _skríða_, _á skíðum_, sliding on snow-shoes, _róðr_, rowing, _hörpu-sláttr_, harp-playing, _brag-þáttr_, versification, to which may be added a tenth, _sund_, swimming, as he frequently _lagðist yfir vatnit_, in dangerous places. The king gave him the name of earl Rögnvaldr Brúsason, because his mother said that he had been the most accomplished, _görviligasti_, of all the earls of Orkney, and that was thought to bring good luck, _heilla-vænligr_.