A chieftain or ruler in Norse or Danish tradition.
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Jarl Term Timeline in Lady Macbeth
The timeline below shows where the term Jarl appears in Lady Macbeth. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 1
...and wrestle the assailant away. Gruadh is left alone with another man, Thorfin Sigurdsson, the jarl of the Orkney Islands and Caithness. She asks him what he wants from her, but...
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