Hallveig Fróðadóttir in the context of Ingólfur Arnarson


Hallveig Fróðadóttir in the context of Ingólfur Arnarson

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Hallveig Fróðadóttir (fl. 870s) is traditionally considered Iceland's first female settler. She was married to Íngolfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland and founder of Reykjavík.

According to Landnámabók, she was the daughter of Fróði and the sister of Loft the Old. She and Íngolfr had a son, Þorsteinn, who established an early thing at Kjalarnes. Through him, she was the grandmother of the lawspeaker Þorkell máni Þorsteinsson. Another child, Þórnýja, is mentioned in the late Kjalnesinga saga.

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Hallveig Fróðadóttir in the context of Ingólfr Arnarson

Ingolfr Arnarson, in some sources named Bjǫrnolfsson, (c. 849c. 910)is commonly recognized as the first permanent Norse settler of Iceland, together with his wife Hallveig Fróðadóttir and foster brother Hjǫrleifr Hróðmarsson. According to tradition, they settled in Reykjavík in 874.

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