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FRESKIN II
1206-1263--David's eight years, 1206-1214--King William takes John's
daughter as a hostage--Murder of Bishop Adam, 1222--King
Alexander's expedition--John's forfeiture--Death of John's son, Harald,
1226--Snaekoll Gunni's son, grandson of Eric Stagbrellir--Murder of
Earl John--Trial at Bergen--Lady Johanna of Strathnaver.

CHAPTER IX.
--THE SUCCESSION TO THE CAITHNESS EARLDOM
1231-9--Difficulty of the subject--The Angus pedigree--The Diploma
of the Orkney Earls--Magnus II's charter--The wardship
question--Three claimants (1) Magnus, (2) Johanna of Strathnaver and
(3) Earl John's nameless hostage daughter--Skene's opinion--The
Cheynes and Federeths, descendants of Johanna--Her charitable
gift--Her Moddan and Erlend descent--Magnus II, his descent and
marriage--Freskin de Moravia, his descent, marriage, life, and
death--The settlement of Caithness and Sutherland--Creation of the
Sutherland Earldom between 10th October 1237 and Magnus' death in
1239--Conclusion.

CHAPTER X.
--KING HAKON'S EXPEDITION AND THE NORTH
1263-1266--Recapitulation--Norse jarls and the Norse Crown--Affairs
in Sutherland--Battle at Embo--Dornoch Cathedral and its
constitution--The Angus line and the Freskyns--Hakon's fleet at
Ragnvaldsvoe sails south--Battle of Largs--Hakon's retreat and
death--The mainland of Scotland and the Hebrides won for
Scotland--Treaty of Perth, 1266.

CHAPTER XI.
--RESULTS AND CONCLUSION

The creed of the Viking--The causes of his
migration--Odinism--Settlement in the West--Celtic mothers--Effect on
race, language and place-names-- Viking remains--Skaill,
Dunrobin--Castles--The Viking type of man--The blended
race--Norman influence.
NOTES.
APPENDIX.--EARLY PEDIGREE OF THE FRESKYN FAMILY
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