Eystein Glumra ("Eystein the Noisy" or "Eystein the Clatterer"; Modern Norwegian ''Øystein Glumra''), also known as Eystein Ivarsson, was reputedly a petty king on the west coast of Norway during the 9th century. The '' Heimskringla'' saga states that Eystein Glumra was the father of Rognvald Eysteinsson and Sigurd Eysteinsson: "The first earl of the Orkney Islands was ... Sigurd ... a son of Eystein Glumra, and brother of Ragnvald earl of More. After Sigurd, his son Guthorm was earl for one year. After him Torf-Einar, a son of Ragnvald ... was long earl, and was a man of great power". According to the '' Orkneyinga saga'', Eystein Glumra was the son of

Ivar Halfdansson Ivar Halfdansson or Ivarr Upplendingajarl ("Ivar the Oppland Earl") was a possibly mythical king of Oppland, a petty kingdom in Norway. If he existed, Ivar probably lived during the late 8th century. Traditional sources state that he was father of ...

and grandson of Halfdan the Old. The ''Orkneyinga Saga'' also named Eystein Glumra as the father of Rognvald Eysteinsson:The Orkneyingers’ Saga
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the father of Halfdan the old,

the father of Ivar the Uplanders' earl,

the father of Eystein the noisy,

the father of earl Rognvald the mighty and wise in council". Two novels by Linnea Hartsuyker, ''The Half-Drowned King'' (2017) and ''The Sea Queen'' (2018), cover the lives of Eystein's children.

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9th-century births 9th-century deaths Norwegian petty kings 9th-century rulers in Europe {{Europe-noble-stub