Harald I
During the early Viking era, Norway consisted of a number of petty kingdoms. King Harald I was able to unite them all after winning the Battle of Hafrsfjord in 872. Subsequently, King Harald I divided the unified kingdom again, granting land to his sons and other jarls. The land and estates of the Jarls of Møre were primary located in modern-day Sunnmøre and Nordmøre in the county of Møre og Romsdal in the northernmost part of Western Norway.