Þóra Magnúsdóttir
Þóra Magnúsdóttir (born c. 1100; Old Norse: [ˈθoːrɑ ˈmɑɣnuːsˌdoːtːez̠]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈθouːra ˈmaknusˌtouhtɪr̥]; Modern Norwegian: Tora Magnusdatter) was a daughter of King Magnus III of Norway (Magnus 3 Olavsson Berrføtt).[1]
Þóra married an Icelandic man and moved to Iceland. Her husband, Loftur Sæmundsson was a chieftain of Oddi at Rangárvellir in the south part of Iceland. He was a member of the Oddaverjar clan and son of Icelandic priest and scholar Sæmundur fróði Sigfússon. Their son Jón Loftsson was later chieftain at Oddi. [2] [3] [4]
Descendants of Loftur and Þóra included Þuríður Sturludóttir (born c. 1228), who married Hrafn Oddsson (born c. 1225), a descendant of Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson (Skalla-Grímr), the father of skald Egill Skallagrímsson.[5] With the birth of Jón korpur Hrafnsson, the feuding clans of the Fairhair and Skalla-Grímr dynasties were united.
References
[edit]- ^ Claus Krag. "Magnus 3 Olavsson Berrføtt, Konge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ "Sæmundur Fróði Sigfússon". Gyldendal - Den Store Danske. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Sæmundur Fróði". Snerpa. January 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ Per Norseng. "Jon Loptsson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
- ^ "Tora Magnusdatter". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
Other sources
[edit]- Islendingabók (Book of Icelanders)
- Konungasögur (Kings' sagas)
- Egils saga Skallagrímssonar (Egil's saga)