Malahulc(Halduc Tresney)"Haldrick, Malahule, Earl of More, Orkney"Eysteinsson[uncertain]
Son of Eystein Glumra Ivarsson and Aseda (Rognvaldsdottir) Ragnvaldsdottir
Brother of Rögnvaldr Mørejarl (Eysteinsson) Øysteinsson, Rolf Eysteinsson, Sigurd Eysteinsson, Hiltrude Hrolfsdottir[half] and Svanhild Eysteinsdottir
[spouse(s) unknown]
DescendantsFather of Richard (St Sauveur) de St Sauveur, Ranulph (Bayeux) de Bayeux and Hugo (Cavalcamp) de Calvacamp
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Research suggests that this person may never have existed. See the text for details.
Malahulc was said in the 11th century to be a paternal uncle of Rollo. and the ancestor of Roger de Tosny.
The Orkneyinga Saga names Malahulc as one of four children of Eystein "Glumra/Clatterer", Jarl of the Uplanders in Norway (in Kristian and Hedemarken, the area around Oslo). [2]
Orderic Vitalis (writing in [1113]) names Malahulc as an uncle of Rollo and ancestor of the Tosny family. [2]
Malahulc was grandson of Jarl of the Uplanders of Norway and uncle of Rollo First Duke of Normandy (fl 876, d. 917) [1]
Malahulc accompanied Rollo to the conquest of Normandy in 912.[1]
Malahulc had 3 sons[1]
Cawley states that Malahulc's family origin is confirmed by Guillaume of Jumièges who names “Rogerius Toenites de stirpe Malahulcii qui Rollonis ducis patruus fuerat”, suggesting that Malahulc was ancestor of the later Tosny family. [2]
FMG states he had one child. This is likely a mistaken identity.
Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the relationships shown below should be treated with considerable caution.
The inevitable conclusion is that the tight family network of Jarls of Orkney, described in such detail in the Sagas, is unlikely to be accurate and that the relationships in the first few generations of this family at least should be treated with considerable caution. As with all the Sagas, it is impossible to distinguish the precise point where fiction gives way to historical fact in the narrative. For purposes of presentation in this document, the generation of Jarl Thorfinn “the Black” has been selected as a reasonable transition point. The descent of the family is therefore shown in two parts in this chapter. This Part A shows what is described as “uncertain early lineage” which represents the first four generations as described only in Orkneyinga Saga. Part B sets out the later generations descended from Jarl Thorfinn which appear to have a greater chance of historical accuracy.
[Ragnvald had two illegitimate children by unknown mistresses:] b) [HALLAD . Orkneyinga Saga names “Hallad, Hrollaug and the youngest Einar” as “natural sons” of “Earl Rognwald”[818]. Snorre names "Hallad, the second Einar, the third Hrollaug" as the three sons of "Earl Ragnvald" by concubines, adding that they were all "grown men" when their legitimate brothers were still children[819]. Jarl [of Orkney]. Orkneyinga Saga records that Ragnvald sent “his son Hallad west to the islands” after hearing of the death of his brother and nephew, and that Harald I "Hårfagre" King of Norway gave “the title of earl” to Hallad who “came to Orkney and took up residence on Mainland”[820]. Snorre records that Earl Ragnvald installed his son Hallad as Jarl of Orkney after the death of his brother Sigurd, but that he resigned the earldom and returned to Norway[821]. Orkneyinga Saga records that, following complaints by farmers about Viking raids, Hallad “tiring of his rule, gave up the earldom and went back to Norway as a common landholder” which “made him a laughing stock”[822]. m ---. The name of Hallad’s wife is not known. Hallad & his wife had one child: i) THORE . Are’s Landnama-book records that "Thor-rid the daughter of Thore, the son of Earl Hallad, the son of Rogn-wald Earl of More" married "Thor-gils…"[823].
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Malahule Haldrick Regraldsson was previously shown as a husband of Maud de St. Pol. No evidence has been found for the existence of Maud de St. Pol and she has therefore been delinked as a wife of Malahule. Day-1904 11:23, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
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Rejected matches › Rögnvaldr Mørejarl (Eysteinsson) Øysteinsson (0830-abt.0890)
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