Gunni came to the Caithness at the end of the 12th century when his wife, Ragnhild, inherited estates there from her brother, Harald, Jarl of Orkney. His wife was descended from St. Ragnvald, founder of the great cathedral of St. Magnus at Kirkwall. Gunn, whose name itself meant �war�, descended from Viking adventurers. The first chief of Clan Gunn to appear in records was George Gunn, who was coroner of Caithness in the 15th century. The Gunns were never a large clan and often found themselves in conflict with several more powerful neighbors, such as the MacKays and the Keith�s.