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Family of Sturla ÞÓRÐARSON and Guðný BÖÐVARSDÓTTIR

Husband: Sturla ÞÓRÐARSON

Wife: Guðný BÖÐVARSDÓTTIR

Child 1: Þórður STURLUSON

Child 2: Sighvatur STURLUSON

  • Name:

  • Sighvatur STURLUSON1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Helga BJARNADÓTTIR (c. 1170- )

  • Spouse (2):

  • Halldóra TUMADÓTTIR (c. 1180-1247)

  • Spouse (3):

  • Not KNOWN ( - )

  • Birth:

  • 1170

  • Hvammi í Dölum, Hvammssveit , Dalasýsla, Iceland3,6

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Staðarfelli, Dalasýsla, Iceland6

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Hjarðarholti í Dölum, Laxárdalur, Dalasýsla, Iceland6

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Sauðafell, Miðdalahreppur, Dalasýsla, Iceland6

  • 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

Child 3: Snorri STURLUSON

  • Name:

  • Snorri STURLUSON7

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse (1):

  • Herdís BERSADÓTTIR (c. 1180-1233)

  • Spouse (2):

  • Hallveig ORMSDÓTTIR (c. 1199-1241)

  • Spouse (3):

  • Guðrún HREINSDÓTTIR (c. 1180- )

  • Spouse (4):

  • Þuríður HALLSDÓTTIR (c. 1180- )

  • Spouse (5):

  • Oddný (c. 1180- )

  • Birth:

  • 1179

  • Hvammsveit í Dölum, Dalasýsla, Iceland1,3

  • Residence:

  •  

  • bjó (stayed) at Borg at Mýrum from 12013

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Reykholti from 12063

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1215 to 1218 (age 35-39)

  • Lögsögumaður (The Lawspeaker)president of the Althing3

  • Residence:

  • frm 1218 to 1220 (age 38-41)

  • Noregi (Norway) and Gautlandi (land of the Gautar, people from southern Sweden)3

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Rithöfundur (historical writer)3

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • goðorðsmaður (head of the community)3

  • Occupation:

  • frm 1222 to 1231 (age 42-52)

  • Lögsögumaður (The Lawspeaker)president of the Althing3

  • Education:

  •  

  • -8

  •  

  • Historian, born at Hvammr, 1178; died 1241. Snorri, who was the son of Sturla Thortsson (d. 1182), was the most important Icelandic historian of the Middle Ages. In him were united the experienced statesman and the many-sided scholar. As a child he went to the school of Saemund the Wise at Oddi, of which, at that time, Saemund's grandson Ján Loptsson was the head. On his father's side Ján was related to the most distinguished families of Iceland, while by his mother Thora he was connected with the royal family of Norway. Under this skillful teacher Snorri was thoroughly trained in many branches of knowledge, but he learned especially the old northern belief in the gods, the saga concerning Odin, and Scandinavian history. By a rich alliance Snorri obtained the money to take a leading part in politics, but his political course brought him many dangerous enemies, among whom King Haakon of Norway was the most powerful, and he was finally murdered at the king's instigation. Snorri's importance rests on his literary works of which "Heimskringla" (the world) is the most important, since it is the chief authority for the early history of Iceland and Scandinavia. However, it does not contain reliable statements until the history, which extends to 1177, reaches a late period, while the descriptions of the primitive era are largely vague narrations of sagas. The Sturlunga-Saga, which shows more of the local colouring of Iceland, was probably only partly the work of Snorri. On the other hand he is probably the author of the Younger Edda called "Snorra-Edda", which was intended as a textbook of the art of poetry. Its first part, "Gylfaginning" relates the mythology of the North in an interesting, pictorial manner, and is a compilation of the songs of the early scalds, the songs of the common people, sagas, and probably

  • Death:

  • Sep 23, 1241 (age 61-62)

  • Reykholt, Reykholtssókn, Borgarfjarðarsýsla, Iceland1,3

  •  

  • Cause: assassinated in his house at Reykholt

    he was assassinated by Haakon´s order in Gut Reykjaholt. He was killed by Arne Besk, a robber and murderer, who hit Snorri with an axe.

Child 4: Helga STURLUDÓTTIR

Child 5: Vigdís STURLUDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Vigdís STURLUDÓTTIR1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Gellir ÞORSTEINSSON (c. 1175- )

  • Birth:

  • c. 1180

  • Iceland3

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • housewife; Flatey á Breiðafjörður, Flateyjarhreppur, Barðastrandarsýsla, Iceland3

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Iceland

Sources

1.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

2.

Ibid. Landnáma, Sturl., Þórðar saga Hreðu (brot eldri gerðar), Bysk., Ann., Haukdæla þáttur.

3.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

4.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. Landnáma, Sturl., Ann., Þórðar saga Hreðu (brot eldri gerðar), Þorsteins saga stangarhöggs, Austurl.II, DI. I, Landm.

5.

Ibid. Landnáma, Sturl., ÍÆ.V.19, Þorsteins saga stangarhöggs, Bysk., Ann., Austurl.II.

6.

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

7.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. Landnáma, Sturl., ÍÆ.I.155/VI.81, Bysk., Þorsteins saga stangarhöggs, Ann., Austurl.II, Landm.

8.

New Advent, Catholic Encylopedia:Snorri Sturluson.

9.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. Sturl., DI.I.506.