The Battle of the Gulf () was a naval battle on 25 June 1244 in

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

's Húnaflói Bay, during the

Age of the Sturlungs The Age of the Sturlungs or the Sturlung Era ( is, Sturlungaöld ) was a 42–44 year period of violent internal strife in mid-13th century Iceland. It is documented in the Sturlunga saga. This period is marked by the conflicts of local chieftai ...

civil war. The conflicting parties were the followers of Þórður kakali Sighvatsson and those of

Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson (1208 – 22 July 1245) was an Icelandic chieftain or ''goði'' of the Ásbirningar family clan. He fought with Gissur Þorvaldsson against the Sturlungs in the Icelandic civil war during the Age of the Sturlungs. His h ...

. Þórður's men were from the Westfjords of Iceland, while Kolbeinn's were northerners. The primary weapons were rocks hurled between boats. A detailed description of the battle can be found in '' Sturlunga saga''.

References

*Jón Jóhannesson, Magnús Finnbogason and Kristján Eldjárn (eds.) ''Sturlunga Saga'', Vol 1 & 2, Sturlunguútgáfan, Reykjavík - 1946 1244 in Europe Battle of Orlygsstadir the Gulf the Gulf {{Battle-stub