Family background
Thórir was the son of Rǫgnvaldr Eysteinsson, firstJarl of Møre
Two sons of King Harald Fairhair and {{Lang, non, Snjófríthr Svásadóttir, italic=no, {{Lang, non, Hálfdan háleggr, italic=no and {{Lang, non, Guðrøðr ljómi, italic=no, killed Thórir's father, {{Lang, non, Rǫgnvaldr, italic=no, by locking him in his longhouse with sixty of his men and setting it on fire. Gudrød took possession of the lands of {{Lang, non, Rǫgnvaldr, italic=no while Hálfdan sailed west towards Orkney to overthrow Torf-Einarr. King Harald, apparently horrified by the actions of his sons, dispossessed {{Lang, non, Guðrøðr, italic=no and restored {{Lang, non, Rǫgnvaldr, italic=no's possessions to Thórir. In 892, Thórir assumed his role as jarl of Møre.Issue
Thórir married Ólǫf árbót Haraldsdóttir ({{Langx, no, Ålov Årbot Haraldsdatter), daughter of Harald I of Norway (Harald Fairhair) and Gyða Eiríksdóttir. They had a daughter, {{Lang, non, Bergljót Þórisdóttir, italic=no (born {{Circa, 914), who married {{Lang, non, Sigurð Hákonsson, italic=no, Jarl of Lade and was mother of {{Lang, non, Hákon Sigurðsson, italic=no. ''References
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