Correct answer

Good idea. King Olaf is the only one who can officially grant power and titles in the Orkneys. After much debate, King Olaf decides to divide the Orkneys into 3 parts; one for Brusi, another for you. He keeps the last third to himself.

A higher authority

That's better than nothing, I suppose. You return to Caithness, mildly content, but still believe that you should be the one in control of the Orkneys.

King Olaf is a cunning ruler. He distrusts your good relationship with the King of Scots, seeing you as a threat to Norse domination. Once you've gone, he orders that Brusi governs his third of the Orkney Isles.

King Olaf insists you marry Ingebjorg, binding you to an alliance with a powerful Norwegian family. Be careful, he has his eye on you.

Evidence of a strong sea-faring culture in the north. Sketch of a Norse ship, on slate from Jarlshof, Shetland, between 800 and 1100.

Evidence of Norse settlement and warfare on Orkney. Shield boss, from a pagan burial in Westness, Rousay, Orkney.