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12 relations: Age of the Sturlungs, Battle of Örlygsstaðir, Gothi, Haakon IV of Norway, Haukdælir family clan, Iceland, Jón Loftsson, Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson, Old Covenant (Iceland), Snorri Sturluson, Sturla Sighvatsson, Sturlungar family clan.
Age of the Sturlungs
The Age of the Sturlungs or the Sturlung Era (Sturlungaöld) was a 42–44 year period of internal strife in mid-13th century Iceland.
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Battle of Örlygsstaðir
The Battle of Örlygsstaðir was a historic battle fought by the Sturlungar against the Ásbirningar and the Haukdælir clans in northern Iceland.
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Gothi
A goði or gothi (plural goðar) is the Old Norse term for a priest and chieftain.
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Haakon IV of Norway
Haakon Haakonsson (c. March/April 1204 – 16 December 1263) (Old Norse: Hákon Hákonarson; Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his son with the same name, and known in modern regnal lists as Haakon IV, was the King of Norway from 1217 to 1263.
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Haukdælir family clan
The Haukdælir were one of the family clans who controlled medieval Iceland during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth.
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Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of, making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.
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Jón Loftsson
Jón Loftsson (1124-1197) was chieftain of Oddi at Rangárvellir in the south part of Iceland.
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Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson
Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson (1208 – 22 July 1245) was an Icelandic chieftain or goði of the Ásbirningar family clan.
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Old Covenant (Iceland)
The Old Covenant (Gamli sáttmáli) was the name of the agreement which effected the union of Iceland and Norway.
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Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 23 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician.
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Sturla Sighvatsson
Sturla Sighvatsson (1199 – 21 August 1238) was an Icelandic chieftain or goði of the Sturlungar family clan who played an active role in the armed conflicts in Iceland during the Age of the Sturlungs (Icelandic: Sturlungaöld).
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Sturlungar family clan
The Sturlungs (Icelandic: Sturlungar) were a powerful family clan in medieval mid-13th century Iceland, in the time of the Icelandic Commonwealth.
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