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Family of Sighvatur STURLUSON and Helga BJARNADÓTTIR

Husband: Sighvatur STURLUSON

  • Name:

  • Sighvatur STURLUSON1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Sturla ÞÓRÐARSON (1115-1183)

  • Mother:

  • Guðný BÖÐVARSDÓTTIR (c. 1147-1221)

  • Birth:

  • 1170

  • Hvammi í Dölum, Hvammssveit , Dalasýsla, Iceland2,3

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Staðarfelli, Dalasýsla, Iceland2

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Hjarðarholti í Dölum, Laxárdalur, Dalasýsla, Iceland2

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Sauðafell, Miðdalahreppur, Dalasýsla, Iceland2

  • 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: Helga BJARNADÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Helga BJARNADÓTTIR1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • c. 1170

  • Iceland3

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Iceland

Child 1: Sigríður SIGHVATSDÓTTIR

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.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

2.

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

3.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.