Loftur Sæmundsson (died 1163;
Modern Icelandic
Icelandic (; is, Ãslenska, link=no ) is a North Germanic language spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language. Due to being a West Scandinavian language, it is most closely re ...
: ;
Old Norse: ) was a chieftain of
Oddi at Rangárvellir in the south part of
Iceland. He was a member of the
Oddaverjar family clan
The Oddaverjar (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ) were a powerful family clan in the medieval Icelandic Commonwealth. They were based in Oddi at in South Iceland. Their ascendancy was during the second half of the 12th century, but their power sub ...
and was the son of
Sæmundur fróði who had established a school at Oddi. He was married to
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 Sà ...
, daughter of king
Magnus III of Norway. Loftur was the father of
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 ...
who adopted
Snorri Sturluson
Snorri Sturluson ( ; ; 1179 – 22 September 1241) was an Icelandic historian, poet, and politician. He was elected twice as lawspeaker of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing. He is commonly thought to have authored or compiled portions of the ...
.
References
Loftur Saemundsson
1133 deaths
Loftur Saemundsson
Year of birth unknown
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