History The town was first mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046, when it was recorded as the residence of , the Earl of Orkney, who was killed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty.
History The town was first mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046 when it was recorded as the residence of  the Earl of Orkn,ey, who was kille,d by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty.