EYSTEINSSON Malahulc

Abt 0845 - Abt 0912  (67 years)

• Name	EYSTEINSSON Malahulc
  Birth	Abt 0845	Mære, Trøndelag, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 0912	Mære, Trøndelag, Norway
  Notes	Malahulc was said in the 11th century to be a paternal uncle of Rollo. and the ancestor of Roger de Tosny. Malahulc [1] Parents The Orkneyinga Saga names Malahulc as one of four children of Eystein "Glumra/Clatterer", Jarl of the Uplanders in Norway (in Kristian and Hedemarken, the area around Oslo). [2] Uncle of Rollo Orderic Vitalis (writing in [1113]) names Malahulc as an uncle of Rollo and ancestor of the Tosny family. [2] Malahulc was grandson of Jarl of the Uplanders of Norway and uncle of Rollo First Duke of Normandy (fl 876, d. 917) [1] 912 Conquest of Normandy Malahulc accompanied Rollo to the conquest of Normandy in 912.[1] Issue Malahulc had 3 sons[1] Richard of St. Sauveur, ancestor of the Viscounts of the Contentin and of the Albinis, Earls of Arundel[1] Hugh, Sire of Cavalcamp, ancestor of the families of Toeni and Conches[1] Rodolph, Count of Bayeux, ancestor of the Earls of Chester, and the father (?) of Bothon, Count of Bessin and B ayeux (nephew of Richard Count of the Contentin.[1] Tosny Descendants Cawley states that Malahulc's family origin is confirmed by Guillaume of Jumièges who names “Rogerius Toenites de stirpe Malahulcii qui Rollonis ducis patruus fuerat”, suggesting that Malahulc was ancestor of the later Tosny family. [2] Research Notes UNCONFIRMED PROFILE FMG states he had one child. This is likely a mistaken identity. Questionable Parentage Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the relationships shown below should be treated with considerable caution. Medlands http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/NORWEGIAN%20NOBILITY.htm http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/CONTENTS.htm Sagas of the Jarls The inevitable conclusion is that the tight family network of Jarls of Orkney, described in such detail in the Sagas, is unlikely to be accurate and that the relationships in the first few generations of this family at least should be treated with considerable caution. As with all the Sagas, it is impossible to distinguish the precise point where fiction gives way to historical fact in the narrative. For purposes of presentation in this document, the generation of Jarl Thorfinn “the Black” has been selected as a reasonable transition point. The descent of the family is therefore shown in two parts in this chapter. This Part A shows what is described as “uncertain early lineage” which represents the first four generations as described only in Orkneyinga Saga. Part B sets out the later generations descended from Jarl Thorfinn which appear to have a greater chance of historical accuracy. Issue [Ragnvald had two illegitimate children by unknown mistresses:] b) [HALLAD . Orkneyinga Saga names “Hallad, Hrollaug and the youngest Einar” as “natural sons” of “Earl Rognwald”[818]. Snorre names "Hallad, the second Einar, the third Hrollaug" as the three sons of "Earl Ragnvald" by concubines, adding that they were all "grown men" when their legitimate brothers were still children[819]. Jarl [of Orkney]. Orkneyinga Saga records that Ragnvald sent “his son Hallad west to the islands” after hearing of the death of his brother and nephew, and that Harald I "Hårfagre" King of Norway gave “the title of earl” to Hallad who “came to Orkney and took up residence on Mainland”[820]. Snorre records that Earl Ragnvald installed his son Hallad as Jarl of Orkney after the death of his brother Sigurd, but that he resigned the earldom and returned to Norway[821]. Orkneyinga Saga records that, following complaints by farmers about Viking raids, Hallad “tiring of his rule, gave up the earldom and went back to Norway as a common landholder” which “made him a laughing stock”[822]. m ---. The name of Hallad’s wife is not known. Hallad & his wife had one child: i) THORE . Are’s Landnama-book records that "Thor-rid the daughter of Thore, the son of Earl Hallad, the son of Rogn-wald Earl of More" married "Thor-gils…"[823]. http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SCOTTISH%20NOBILITY.htm Malahule Haldrick Regraldsson was previously shown as a husband of Maud de St. Pol. No evidence has been found for the existence of Maud de St. Pol and she has therefore been delinked as a wife of Malahule. Day-1904 11:23, 8 January 2020 (UTC) Profiles Previously Linked The following profiles have previously been linked together. As part of the Disproven Existence Project, these links are being severed; Mother: Mahaut de Crequy Daughter: Maud de St Pol Daughter's Spouse: Malahule Haldrick (Ragnvaldsson) Regraldsson Daughter's Spouse: Guillaume (Ponthieu) de Ponthieu Children Richard (St Sauveur) de St Sauveur Ranulph (Bayeux) de Bayeux Hugo (Cavalcamp) de Calvacamp Asperling (Vaudreuil) de Vaudreuil Hildouin De Pohthieu Ernicule (Boulogne) de Boulogne Hildouin (Ponthieu) de Ponthieu Hugo (Calvacamp) DeMaer Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 John Pym Yeatman. Appendix A. Extracts from the History of “the House of Arundel” in John Anderson Neale. Charters and Records of Neales of Berkeley, Yate and Corsham. Warrington: Mackie and Co, 1907, pages 149-150. Accessed September 14, 2018 jhd ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Charles Cawley. Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Medieval Lands Database. Malahulc Accessed Sept 15, 2018 jhd Cawley notes that Malahulc is not mentioned in the Sagas and no other primary source has been found which either names him or links him with the later members of the Tosny family. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malahulc accessed 10 Jan 2021
  Person ID	I60066	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Mother	ROGNVALDSDOTTIR Ascrida,   b. Abt 0812, Scandinavia d. 0890, Scandinavia (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	IVARSSON Eystein "Glumra",   b. Abt 0800, Of, Maer, Nord-Trondelag, Norway
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F347601	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family
  Children	1. St SAUVEUR Richard,   b. Abt 0880, St Sauveur, Manche, Normandie, France d. 0933, Contenin Peninsula, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France (Age 53 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F347599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026