▁ext inct . ▁In ▁that ▁year ▁the ▁ear ld om ▁of ▁Ca ith ness ▁was ▁granted ▁to ▁Magn us , ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Ang us , ▁whom ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁Norway ▁apparently ▁confirmed ▁in ▁the ▁title . ▁Rec ent ▁studies ▁from ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁population ▁gen et ics ▁reve al ▁a ▁significant ▁percentage ▁of ▁Nor se ▁eth nic ▁her itage — up ▁to ▁one ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁Y ▁chrom os om es ▁on ▁the ▁islands ▁are ▁from ▁western ▁Norwegian ▁ancest ry , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁Sh et land , ▁where ▁over ▁half ▁the ▁male ▁line age ▁is ▁of ▁Norwegian ▁stock . ▁ ▁Some ▁jar ls ▁of ▁Or k ney : ▁ ▁R agn val d ▁E yst ein sson , ▁d . ▁c . ▁ 8 9 0 ▁ ▁Tur f - E inar , ▁d . ▁c . ▁ 9 1 0 ▁ ▁Th orf inn ▁Tur f - E inar sson , ▁Earl ▁of ▁Or k ney , ▁d . ▁c . ▁ 9 6 3 ▁ ▁Er l end ▁II ▁ ▁H ak on ▁Paul sson , ▁ 1 1 0 5 – 1 1 2 3 ▁ ▁Saint ▁Magn us , ▁ 1 1 0 6 – 1 1 1 7 ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁legend ▁that ▁Henry ▁S inc la ir , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Or k ney ▁may ▁have ▁sa iled ▁to ▁New found land ▁in ▁ 1 3 9 8 , ▁returning ▁in ▁ 1 4 0 0 . ▁ ▁Anne