Þuríður Sturludóttir
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Þuríður Sturludóttir was daughter of Icelandic chieftain Sturla Sighvatsson
Sturla Sighvatsson
Sturla Sighvatsson 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 ....

 and Sólveig Sæmundsdóttir. Mother of Jón korpur Hrafnsson
Jón korpur Hrafnsson
Jón korpur Hrafnsson son of Þuríður Sturludóttir and Hrafn Oddsson...

 in whom the warring clans of Haraldur hárfagri (Harald Fairhair) and Egill Skallagrímsson
Egill Skallagrímsson
Egill Skallagrímsson was a Viking Age warrior and skald. Egill is one of the great anti-heroes of the Icelandic sagas.-Life:...

 were genetically united in Iceland in 1255.

The bloodline of Þuríður Sturludóttir from Haraldur hárfagri Hálfdánarson:

Haraldur “Hárfagri” Hálfdánarson (850) – King in Norway

Sigurður “Hrísi” Haraldsson (880)

Hálfdán Sigurðsson (930)

Sigurður “Sýr” Hálfdánarson (970)

Haraldur “Harðráði” Sigurðsson (1047) – King in Norway

Ólafur “Kyrri” Haraldsson (1066) – King in Norway

Magnús “Berfættur” Ólafsson (1090) – King in Norway

Þóra Magnúsdóttir
Þóra Magnúsdóttir
Þóra Magnúsdóttir was a daughter of Magnus III of Norway a direct descendant of Harald Fairhair the first Norwegian King. The Fairhair dynasty is traditionally regarded as the first royal dynasty of the united Norway, a branch of the Ynglings.Þóra Magnusdóttir married an Icelander and moved to...

 (1100)

Jón Loftsson
Jón Loftsson
Jón Loftsson was chieftain at Oddi in the county of Rangá in the south part of Iceland, and of the Oddaverjar family clan. He was one of the most popular chieftains and politician of his age in the country. He participated in the so-called Staðarmál, in 1179, against the Roman-Catholic Church and...

 (1124–1197)

Sæmundur Jónsson (1154–1222)

Sólveig Sæmundsdóttir (1200–1244)

Þuríður Sturludóttir (1228–1288)

Sources

  • Islendingabók (Book of Icelanders): http://www.islendingabok.is
  • Konungasögur (Kings' sagas
    Kings' sagas
    The kings' sagas are Norse sagas which tell of the lives of Scandinavian kings. They were composed in the 12th to 14th centuries in Iceland and Norway....

    )
  • Egils saga Skallagrímssonar (Egils saga
    Egils saga
    Egils saga is an epic Icelandic saga. The oldest transcript dates back to 1240 AD. The saga is centered on the life of Egill Skallagrímsson, an Icelandic farmer, viking and skald...

    )
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