In 1098 Magnus Barefoot, King of Norway deposed the Thorfinnsson brothers as Earls of Orkney and set his 8 year old son Sigurd Magnusson up in their place.
Magnus Barefoot, King of Norway, removed the Thorfinnsson brothers from their positions as Earls of Orkney in 1098 and appointed his young son Sigurd Magnusson to succeed them.