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Haakon Paulsson (Old Norse: Hákon Pálsson) was a Norwegianjarl (1105–1123) and jointly ruled the earldom of Orkney with his cousin Magnus Erlendsson. Their lives and times are recounted in the Orkneyinga saga, which was first written down in the early 13th century by an unknown Icelandic author.