Krøyland

Krøyland is an area in southern Nordaland, that streches from Vestodd to Læurnes in the Sivjefjord. Originally it was a Jarldom, with the capital Læurnes. At that time it also included of the eastern side of the Sivjefjord. In 709 it was conquered by Fjordheim during the The First War of Krøyland, but after The Second War of Krøyland - in 864, the part west of Sivjefjord became a part of Nordaland, which it still is today.