- The
Sturlungs (Icelandic:
Sturlungar [ˈstʏ(r)tluŋkar̥]) were a
powerful family clan in 13th
century Iceland, in the time of the
Icelandic Commonwealth...
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transliterated as
Hvamm or Hvammr) as a
member of the
wealthy and
powerful Sturlungar clan of the
Icelandic Commonwealth, in AD 1179. His
parents were Sturla...
- Vatnsfirðingar of Ísafjörður The Svínfellingar of the
Eastern Region The
Sturlungar, of
Hvammur in
Dalir At this time, Hákon the Old, King of Norway, was...
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conflict between the Haukdælir and
Sturlungar.
Shortly after the wedding, Eyjólfr ofsi,
another member of the
extended Sturlungar,
attacked Gissur's household...
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Battle of Örlygsstaðir was a
historic battle fought by
members of the
Sturlungar family against the Ásbirningar and the Haukdælir
clans in
northern Iceland...
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arranged in
battle order, each
representing a combatant.
Belligerents Sturlungar Ásbirningar
Commanders and
leaders Þórður
Sighvatsson Brandur Kolbeinsson †...
- ˈsɪɣˌkʰvatsˌsɔːn]; 1199 – 21
August 1238) was an
Icelandic chieftain or goði of the
Sturlungar family clan who pla**** an
active role in the
armed conflicts in Iceland...
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parties were the
followers of Þórður
kakali Sighvatsson, a
member of the
Sturlungar family, and
those of
Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson. Þórður's men were from the...
- also
became a v****al in 1235.
Sturla used the
power and
influence of the
Sturlungar family clan to wage war
against the
other clans in Iceland. The Norwegian...
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Sturluson (1170–1238),
skaldic poet, goði and
member of the
Icelandic Sturlungar clan
Snorri Sturluson (1179–1241),
Icelandic historian, poet, and politician...
