“Who’ll challenge my nine skills? I’m champion at chess, canny recalling runes, well-read, red-hot smith –  some say I shoot and ski and skull skilfully too. Best of all, I’ve mastered harp-play and poetry.” – Rognvald Kali Kolson, translated by Ian Crockatt It’s all too easy to fall into the portrayal of the Norse Earls … Continue reading Earl Rognvald: Orkney’s Warrior Poet