Þuríður Sturludóttir (1199–1238;

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ic chieftain

Sturla Sighvatsson Sturla Sighvatsson (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; 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 (Ic ...

and Sólveig Sæmundsdóttir. Mother of

Jón korpur Hrafnsson Jón korpur Hrafnsson (born 1255) (Anglicized John "the raven" son of Raven) son of Þuríður Sturludóttir (born 1228) and Hrafn Oddsson (born 1225). His mother, Þuríður, was a direct descendant of Þóra Magnúsdóttir daughter of Magn ...

in whom the warring clans of Haraldur hárfagri (

Harald Fairhair Harald Fairhair no, Harald hårfagre Modern Icelandic: ( – ) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from 872 to 930 and was the first King of Nor ...

) and

Egill Skallagrímsson Egil Skallagrímsson (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; 904 995) was a Viking Age war poet, sorcerer, berserker, and farmer.Thorsson, 3 He is known mainly as the anti-hero of ''Egils saga, Egil's Saga''. ''Egil's Saga'' historically narrates a p ...

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 (born c. 1100; Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; Modern Norwegian: ) was a daughter of King Magnus III of Norway (''Magnus 3 Olavsson Berrføtt''). Þóra married an Icelandic man and moved to Iceland. Her husband, Loftur S� ...

(1100) *

Jón Loftsson Jón Loftsson (1124–1197; Modern Icelandic: ; Old Norse: ) was chieftain of Oddi at Rangárvellir in the south part of Iceland. Jón Loftsson was a member of the Oddaverjar family clan. His parents were Loftur Sæmundsson and Þóra M ...

(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 ( is, konungasögur, nn, kongesoger, -sogor, nb, kongesagaer) are Old Norse sagas which principally tell of the lives of semi-legendary and legendary (mythological, fictional) Nordic kings, also known as saga kings. They were compo ...

) *Egils saga Skallagrímssonar ( Egils saga) {{DEFAULTSORT:Thuridur Sturludottir 1199 births 1238 deaths Thuridur Sturludottir 13th-century Icelandic women