Anna Vigfúsdóttir á Stóru-Borg (died 1571), was an

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. She was a rich heiress famous for her love to the poor shepherd Hjalti Magnusson, and her long feud with her brother, judge Pal, who refused to accept their love and tried to prevent them from marrying and to take control over her estates. Her story was the subject of a novel by Jón Trausti, titled ''Anna frá Stóruborg''.

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* http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=4378430, titill=Ást og útlegð í Paradísarhelli. Fálkinn, 21. tölublað 1962. * http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=4378430, titill=„Hér gengur enginn aftur“. Þjóðviljinn, 24. júlí 1985. 16th-century Icelandic people 1571 deaths Year of birth unknown 16th-century Icelandic women Icelandic landowners 16th-century landowners 16th-century women landowners {{Iceland-bio-stub