Ragnvald Gudrodson, the viking; his descent; his title to earldom; invaded Caithness.
Ragnvald Kolson, St., earl of Orkney and Caith.; sold odal lands back to bonder, to raise money for St. Magnus' cathedral; letter from David I; re-named after Ragnvald Brusi's son; estates in Caith. and Sutherland; personal description; accomplishments; earldom grant confirmed by king Harald; sought aid of Frakark to win earldom; defeated by earl Paul in a sea fight; earl Paul seized his fleet in Shetland; escaped to Norway; returned to Westray; assisted Sweyn against Frakark; welcomed Sweyn on his return from Frakark's burning; reconciled Sweyn and Thorbiorn; besieged Sweyn in Lambaborg; reconciled to Sweyn; visited king Ingi in Norway; his eastern pilgrimage; description of route, etc.; visited queen Ermengerde at Bilbao; visited Jordan, Jerusalem, Constantinople, etc.; returned to Turfness; in Shetland; in Sutherland at his daughter's wedding; reconciled to earl Harold at Thurso; reconciled earl Harold and Sweyn; annual deer-hunt in Caith.; slain by Thorbiorn; buried in St. Magnus' cathedral; his only child; had lands in Caith., and managed earldom; never earl of Caith.; succeeded through a female; his mother and dau.; his half of Caith. earldom conferred on his grandson, Harald Ungi; his lands in Orkney claimed by Snaekoll; who was representative of his line; his share of Caith. earldom inherited by Johanna; his poetry.
Rautharbiorg or Rattar Brough; sea fight.
Register House, Edinburgh; list of Oliphant charters.
Reindeer, or elk; horns found in Sutherland.
Rinansey, Rinarsey (Ninian's Island), now North Ronaldsay.
Robert, legendary second earl of Sutherland.
Romans in Britain; Caledonians not conquered.
Ross; northern part of Airergaithel; Picts; Pictish clergy; subdued by Thorfinn; bishopric founded; claimed by Henry, son of earl Harold and Afreka; Malcolm MacHeth cr. earl; Pictish province; bishopric refused by Andrew Freskyn; marches; earldom; king William's expedition; earl Harold Maddadson's expedition; boundary; king William's expedition against thanes of Ross; Norse place-names; Macbeth's property.
Ross, earl of; Ferchar Mac-in-Tagart; granted land to Walter de Moravia on his daughter's marriage; career; lay abbot of Applecross; knighted for a victory in Galloway; cr. earl of Ross in 1226; second earl, William MacFerchar, harried Hebrides.