 According to the Icelandic sagas, Erik set sail with his family and his retainers to Orkney, where they settled for a number of years.During that time Erik was acknowledged as "King of Orkney" by its "de facto" rulers, the jarls Arnkel and Erlend Turf-Einarsson.Gunnhild went with Erik to Jorvik when, at the invitation of Bishop Wulfstan, the erstwhile Norwegian king settled as client king over northern England.