See also

Family of Þorsteinn INGÓLFSSON and Þóra HRÓLFSDÓTTIR

Husband: Þorsteinn INGÓLFSSON

  • Name:

  • Þorsteinn INGÓLFSSON1,2

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • Ingólfur ARNARSON (844?- )

  • Mother:

  • Hallveig FRÓÐADÓTTIR (c. 850- )

  • Birth:

  • c. 0890

  • Norway1

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • farmer; Reykjavíkurkaupstaður, Reykjavík, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland3

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • Goðorðsmaður; Iceland

  •  

  • Gekkst fyrstur manna fyrir þinghaldi.

  • Occupation:

  • "from 930 until approximately 945"

  • allsherjargoði; Kjalarnes, the northernmost district of Reykjavik

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Iceland

Wife: Þóra HRÓLFSDÓTTIR

Child 1: Þorkell ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Name:

  • Þorkell ÞORSTEINSSON1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Þórvé ÞORMÓÐARDÓTTIR (c. 920- )

  • Birth:

  • c. 0915

  • "??"3

  • Occupation:

  • c. 0945 (age 29-30)

  • Allsherjargoði3

  •  

  • The supreme priest who opened the Alþing every year

    inherited the office ca. 945 while at the same time being lawspeaker.

  • Occupation:

  • "from c. 0945" ?"

  • Lögsögumaður ( The law speaker); Iceland3

  • Death:

  • 0985 (age 69-70)

  • Iceland3

Child 2: Þórhildur ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR

  • Name:

  • Þórhildur ÞORSTEINSDÓTTIR1,5

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • not KNOWN ( - )

  • Birth:

  • c. 0920

  • Reykjavíkurkaupstaður, Reykjavík, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland1,3

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Reykjavíkurkaupstaður, Reykjavík, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Icealnd

Child 3: Einar ÞORSTEINSSON

  • Name:

  • Einar ÞORSTEINSSON1

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Not KNOWN ( - )

  • Birth:

  • c. 0921

  • Reykjavíkurkaupstaður, Reykjavík, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland3

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Reykjavíkurkaupstaður, Reykjavík, Gullbringusýsla, Iceland

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Iceland

Note on Husband: Þorsteinn INGÓLFSSON

The first Allsherjargoði of Iceland from 930 until approximately 945 in Kjalarnes the northernmost district of Reykjavik

The role of the allsherjargoði was to sanctify the Althing as it began every year.

Sources

1.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok.

2.

Ibid. Landnáma, Sturl., Esp.6793.

3.

Hálfdan Helgason, GenWeb.

4.

Islendingabok, Islendingabok. Landnáma.

5.

Ibid. Sturl.