tooth evolution....

SIGURD EYSTEINSSON (Sigurd the Mighty)
Sigurd the Mighty was the first Earl of Orkney, who ruled from c872 to c891. He was granted the Earldom by his brother, Earl Rognvald of More in Norway, who himself had received it from King Harald Fairhair as compensation for the loss of a son. Sigurd fought many campaigns in the north of Scotland and conquered Caithness, Argyle and Ross, and it was during one of these excursions that he lost his life. He was fighting a Scottish earl called Maelbrigte Tusk (so called because of a large protruding tooth), and killed him in battle. Sigurd beheaded him and prepared to ride home with the Scottish earl's head tied to his saddle, but he grazed his leg on the protruding tooth and contracted blood-poisoning from which he subsequently died. lol.

Posted By: Tombs, May 18, 13:37:44