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Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir

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Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir (early 13th-century – 17 October 1271), was the politically most influential woman in Iceland in the Age of the Sturlungs. [1]

20 relations: Age of the Sturlungs, Ásbirningar family clan, Þórður kakali Sighvatsson, Battle of Örlygsstaðir, Eyjafjörður, Gothi, Halldóra Tumadóttir, Iceland, Keldur, Kolbeinn Tumason, Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson, Oddi, Sighvatr Sturluson, Skald, Skáldatal, Southern Region (Iceland), Sturla Sighvatsson, Sturlunga saga, Sturlungar family clan, Svínfellingar 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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Ásbirningar family clan

The Ásbirnings were a powerful family clan in the medieval Icelandic Commonwealth.

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Þórður kakali Sighvatsson

Þórður kakali Sighvatsson (died 1256) (the nickname kakali probably means "The Stammerer") was a 13th-century Icelandic chieftain who fought in the Icelandic civil war during the Age of the Sturlungs.

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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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Eyjafjörður

Eyjafjörður (Island Fjord) is the longest fjord in 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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Halldóra Tumadóttir

Halldóra Tumadóttir (1180–1247), was a politically active Icelandic woman, spouse of Sighvatr Sturluson and sister of Kolbeinn Tumason; she became the mother of Sturla Sighvatsson.

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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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Keldur

Keldur – Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland is a university institution that is connected to the Faculty of Medicine but has its own board and independent finances.

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Kolbeinn Tumason

Kolbeinn Tumason (1173–1207) was a member of the Ásbirningar family clan, and was one of the most powerful chieftains in Iceland around the turn of the 12th century.

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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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Oddi

Oddi is a town and church at Rangárvellir in Rangárvallasýsla, Iceland.

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Sighvatr Sturluson

Sighvatr (also Sigvatr; modern Icelandic: Sighvatur) Sturluson (c. 1170 – 1238) was a skaldic poet, goði and member of the Icelandic Sturlungar clan.

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Skald

The term skald, or skáld (Old Norse:, later;, meaning "poet"), is generally used for poets who composed at the courts of Scandinavian and Icelandic leaders during the Viking Age and Middle Ages.

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Skáldatal

Skáldatal (Catalogue of Poets) is a short prose work in Old Norse.

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Southern Region (Iceland)

Southern Region (Suðurland, literally: Southern Land) is a region of Iceland.

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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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Sturlunga saga

Sturlunga saga (often called simply Sturlunga) is a collection of Icelandic sagas by various authors from the 12th and 13th centuries; it was assembled in about 1300.

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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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Svínfellingar family clan

The Svínfellings (or Svínfellingar) were a family clan in the medieval Icelandic Commonwealth.

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Steinvor Sighvatsdottir, Steinvör Sighvatsdotter.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinvör_Sighvatsdóttir

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