Plaque dedicated to St Rognvald inside St. Magnus Cathedral

Title: Plaque dedicated to St Rognvald inside St. Magnus Cathedral
Submitted by: Elizabeth Trueman
Description: Inside St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. Rögnvald caused it to be built in memory of his martyred uncle, St. Magnus.

The scrip reads: "Within this pillar lie the remains of Rognvald Kol's son, Earl of Orkney, who founded this cathedral in 1137. Warrior. Navigator. Skald. He was assassinated at Calder, Caithness on 20th Aug. 1158. Canonised 1192."; St Magnus Cathedral
Identifier: NM-01510
Contributor: Elizabeth Trueman
Date: 1137; 2026-10-05
Temporal Coverage: Medieval (1100–1500)
Place of Origin: Kirkwall, Orkney
Current Location: Broad St, Kirkwall KW15 1DH, UK; 58.98160329999999, -2.9608644
Format: Bronze
Language: English [eng]
Type: Historical Person See all items with this value; Human & Identity See all items with this value
Subject: St Magnus
Rights: Elizabeth Trueman; CC BY-SA 4.0
Is Part Of: St Magnus Cathedral

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