Scandinavian-Britain

252 SCANDINAVIAN BRITAINKendall, the Thingstead of the islands, but wereparted ; they met again at Egilsey, where Dietrich sonthinks an old Celtic church was the one mentionedin the saga, and Magnus was put to death (Easter,April 1 6, 1115). Hakon in penitence made pilgrimageto Rome and Palestine, and returning ruled inpeace. Magnus became regarded as a martyr and asaint.The two sons of Hakon reigned after his death(1122 or 1123) Harald "the smooth-spoken," andPaul "the silent." Harald lived at Orfjara (Orphir),where still can be seen the ruins of the round church,built, like others of the twelfth century, in imitation ofthe church of the Holy Sepulchre. It may have beenerected by his"; father after returning from Jerusalem,1118, but Orphiris not mentioned as Hakon's residence,though it was the home of his sons, and thefirst mention of the church is in 1136, in connexionwith the hall The foundations of this hall, "theEarl's Bu at Orphir," have been discovered recently,and described by Mr. A. W. Johnston (Proc. S. A.Scot., xxxvii., and Saga-book of the Viking Club). JarlHarald is said to have been killed by a poisonedshirt intended forhis brother, and then Paul reigneduntil Kali Kolsson, who took the name of Ragnvald,the nephew of St. Magnus, came from Norway andseized half the Orkneys.Paul was captured by SveinAsleifarson, a Viking chief who lived in a castle (nowdestroyed) on Damsey ;Swendro chapel at Westnessissupposed to commemorate the capture ;and Paulwas done to death in Athol, the ruler of which,