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Family of Sighvatur STURLUSON and Halldóra TUMADÓTTIR

Husband: Sighvatur STURLUSON

  • Name:

  • Sighvatur STURLUSON2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Sturla ÞÓRÐARSON (1115-1183)

  • Mother:

  • Guðný BÖÐVARSDÓTTIR (c. 1147-1221)

  • Birth:

  • 1170

  • Hvammi í Dölum, Hvammssveit , Dalasýsla, Iceland1,3

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Staðarfelli, Dalasýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Hjarðarholti í Dölum, Laxárdalur, Dalasýsla, Iceland1

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Sauðafell, Miðdalahreppur, Dalasýsla, Iceland1

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Höfðingi (chief, leader) and goðorðsmaður (temple priest, chief),3

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Grund, Svarfaðadalur, Tjarnarsókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland

  • Death:

  • Aug 21, 1238 (age 67-68)

  • Örlygsstaðir, Iceland3

  •  

  • Cause: died in battle Örlygsstaðabardaga

Wife: Halldóra TUMADÓTTIR

Child 1: Tumi SIGHVATSSON

  • Name:

  • Tumi SIGHVATSSON2,4

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1198

  • Dalasýsla, Iceland2

  • Death:

  • Feb 4, 1222 (age 23-24)

  • Hólar í Hjaltadal, Hólahreppur, Skagafjarðarsýsla, Iceland2

Child 2: Sturla SIGHVATSSON

  • Name:

  • Sturla SIGHVATSSON2,5

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Solveig SÆMUNDARDÓTTIR (c. 1200-1254)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Vigdís GÍSLSDÓTTIR (c. 1200- )

  • Spouse (3):

  • not KNOWN ( - )

  • Birth:

  • 1199

  • Dalasýsla, Iceland1,2,6

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Goðorðsmaður; Sauðafell, Miðdalahreppur, Dalasýsla, Iceland6

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Sauðafell, Miðdalahreppur, Dalasýsla, Iceland

  • Death:

  • Aug 21, 1238 (age 38-39)

  • Örlygsstaðir, Örlygsstaðabardaga, Skagafirði, Iceland2,6

  •  

  • Cause: died in battle Örlygsstaðabardaga

Child 3: Kolbeinn SIGHVATSSON

  • Name:

  • Kolbeinn SIGHVATSSON7

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1200

  • Dalasýsla, Iceland1,2

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Grenjadarstadir, Grenjaðarstaðasókn, Suður-Þingeyjarsysla, Iceland

  • Death:

  • Aug 21, 1238 (age 37-38)

  • Örlygsstaðir, Örlygsstaðabardaga, Skagafirði, Iceland1,2

  •  

  • Cause: died in battle at Örlygsstaðabardaga (killed at kirkju á Miklabæ), beheaded

  • Cause of death:

  • Aug 21, 1238 (age 37-38)

  • Örlygsstaðabardaga Iceland

  •  

  • beheaed at Örlygsstaðabardaga

Child 4: Markús SIGHVATSSON

  • Name:

  • Markús SIGHVATSSON2,8

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1200

  • Dalasýsla, Iceland2

  • Death:

  • Aug 21, 1238 (age 37-38)

  • (Örlygsstaði) Örlygsstaðabardaga, Skagafirði, Iceland1,2

  •  

  • Cause: Markús was wounded to death and was on the road Víðivellir

  • Cause of death:

  • Aug 21, 1238 (age 37-38)

  • (Örlygsstaði) Örlygsstaðabardaga Skagafirði, Iceland

  •  

  • died at the Battlr of Örlygsstaðabardaga Skagafirði, Iceland

Child 5: Steinvör SIGHVATSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Steinvör SIGHVATSDÓTTIR2,9

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Hálfdan SÆMUNDARSON (c. 1206-1265)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1210

  • Hjarðarholti í Dölum, Laxárdalur, Dalasýsla, Iceland1,2,3

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Húsfreyja; Keldur, Rangárvallahreppur, Rangárvallasýsla, Iceland3

  • Death:

  • Oct 17, 1271 (age 60-61)

  • Iceland2,3

Child 6: Þórður "kakali“ SIGHVATSSON

  • Name:

  • Þórður "kakali“ SIGHVATSSON2,10

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • 1210

  • Dalasýsla, Iceland1,2

  • Residence:

  • "before 1238 returned in 1242"

  • Norway

  •  

  • at the Kings court of Haakon Haakonsson (Haakon IV)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Umboðsmaður konungs, goðorðsmaður, hirðmaður og erindreki

  •  

  • Hákonar gamla.

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Geldingaholti í Seyluhreppur, Skagafjarðarsýsla, Iceland

  • Residence:

  • btw 1250 and 1256 (age 39-46)

  • Norway

  • Death:

  • Oct 11, 1256 (age 45-46)

  • Iceland2

Child 7: Þórður "krókur“ SIGHVATSSON

  • Name:

  • Þórður "krókur“ SIGHVATSSON2,11

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Birth:

  • c. 1220

  • Grund, Svarfaðadalur, Tjarnarsókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland1,2

  • Death:

  • Aug 21, 1238 (age 17-18)

  • Örlygsstaðir, Örlygsstaðabardaga, Skagafirði, Iceland1,2

  •  

  • Cause: killed at kirkju á Miklabæ

    Var höggvinn eftir að Örlygsstaðabardaga lauk af Brandi Þorleifssyni. (killed at the Battle of Örlygsstaðabardaga), killed by Brandur þorleifsson

Child 8: Tumi "yngri“ SIGHVATSSON

  • Name:

  • Tumi "yngri“ SIGHVATSSON2,12

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Þuríður ORMSDÓTTIR (c. 1215- )

  • Birth:

  • 1222

  • Grund, Svarfaðadalur, Tjarnarsókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland1,2

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Grund, Svarfaðadalur, Tjarnarsókn, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Iceland

  • Death:

  • Apr 19, 1244 (age 21-22)

  • Reykhólar, Reykhólahreppur, Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla, Iceland1,2

  • Cause of death:

  • Apr 19, 1244 (age 21-22)

  • Reykhólar, Reykhólahreppur, Austur-Barðastrandarsýsla, Iceland

Note on Husband: Sighvatur STURLUSON

The Battle of Örlygsstaðir was fought on 21 August 1238 between Sighvatur Sturluson (brother of Snorri Sturluson) and his son Sturla Sighvatsson on the one hand, and Kolbeinn ungi and Gissur Þorvaldsson (later Earl Gissur) on the other. Sighvatur had nearly 500 men but there no evidence available of the size of Sturla's following.Nonetheless, historians estimate that the Sturlungar had a total of 1000 men. Gissur and Kolbeinn had almost 1700 men in total. The areas controlled by the Sturlungar were more populous but the settlements were more scattered which made it difficult for the Sturlungar to assemble fighting men.

 

The Ásbirningar and Haukdælir clans emerged victorious after a short battle. Over 50 men were killed on that day, including Sighvatur and Sturla. According to Saga of the Icelanders, Gissur only lost seven men whereas Kolbeinn lost none.

 

Five others, including Þórir Jökull Steinfinnsson, were executed by beheading following the battle. The names of those who perished on that day are recorded in the Íslendinga saga which is included as a part of the Sturlunga saga.

Sources

1.

http://en.wikipedia.org, Wikipedia.

2.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

3.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

4.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. Sturl., Grund 75, Bysk., Ann.

5.

Ibid. Landnáma, Sturl., Bysk., Ann.

6.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

7.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. Sturl., Bysk.

8.

Ibid. Sturl., Bysk.

9.

Ibid. Sturl., ÍÆ.VI.457, Bysk., DI.I.627.

10.

Ibid. ÍÆ, Sturl., Þórðar saga Hreðu (brot eldri gerðar), Bysk., Ann.

11.

Ibid. Sturl.

12.

Ibid. Grund 93, Ann., Sturl.