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Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir (early 13th–century – 17 October 1271; Modern Icelandic:; Old Norse: Steinvǫr Sighvatsdóttir), was the politically most influential woman in Iceland in the Age of the Sturlungs.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Age of the Sturlungs, Ásbirningar family clan, Þórður kakali Sighvatsson, Battle of Örlygsstaðir, Eyjafjörður, Gothi, Halldóra Tumadóttir, Iceland, Icelandic language, Keldur, Kolbeinn Tumason, Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson, Oddi, Old Norse, Sighvatr Sturluson, Skald, Skáldatal, Southern Region (Iceland), Sturla Sighvatsson, Sturlunga saga, Sturlungar family clan, Svínfellingar family clan.

  2. 13th-century Icelandic people
  3. 13th-century Icelandic poets
  4. 13th-century Icelandic women
  5. Icelandic women poets
  6. Medieval Icelandic writers
  7. Skalds

Age of the Sturlungs

The Age of the Sturlungs or the Sturlung Era (Sturlungaöld) was a 42–44 year period of violent internal strife in mid-13th century Iceland.

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Ásbirningar family clan

The Ásbirnings or Ásbirningar (Old Norse:; Modern Icelandic) were a powerful family clan in the medieval Icelandic Commonwealth.

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Þórður kakali Sighvatsson

Þórður kakali Sighvatsson (c.1210-56) (the nickname kakali probably means "The Stammerer", although Cleasby-Vigfússon and Elizabeth Ashman-Rowe translate it as “the Claypot”) was a 13th-century Icelandic chieftain during the Age of the Sturlungs. Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir and Þórður kakali Sighvatsson are 13th-century Icelandic people.

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Battle of Örlygsstaðir

The 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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Eyjafjörður

Eyjafjörður (Island Fjord) is one of the longest fjords in Iceland.

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Gothi

Gothi or goði (plural goðar, fem. gyðja; Old Norse: guþi) was a position of political and social prominence in the Icelandic Commonwealth.

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Halldóra Tumadóttir

Halldóra Tumadóttir (Old Norse:; Modern Icelandic:; 1180–1247), was a politically active Icelandic woman, spouse of Sighvatr Sturluson and sister of Kolbeinn Tumason; she became the mother of Sturla Sighvatsson. Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir and Halldóra Tumadóttir are 13th-century Icelandic people and 13th-century Icelandic women.

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Iceland

Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.

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Icelandic language

Icelandic (íslenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about 314,000 people, the vast majority of whom live in Iceland, where it is the national language.

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Keldur

Keldur is a village in Rangárvellir on Iceland in the region of Suðurland.

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Kolbeinn Tumason

Kolbeinn Tumason (Old Norse:; Modern Icelandic:; 1173–1208) was a member of the Ásbirningar family clan, and was one of the most powerful chieftains in Iceland around the turn of the 13th century. Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir and Kolbeinn Tumason are 13th-century Icelandic poets and skalds.

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Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson (1208 – 22 July 1245) was an Icelandic chieftain or goði of the Ásbirningar family clan. Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir and Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson are 13th-century Icelandic people.

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Oddi

Oddi (Icelandic) is a small village and church at Rangárvellir in Rangárvallasýsla, Iceland.

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Old Norse

Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages.

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Sighvatr Sturluson

Sighvatr Sturluson (Old Norse:; given name also Sigvatr; Modern Icelandic: Sighvatur Sturluson; c. 1170 – 1238) was a skaldic poet, goði and member of the Icelandic Sturlungar clan. Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir and Sighvatr Sturluson are 13th-century Icelandic poets and skalds.

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Skald

A skald, or skáld (Old Norse:, later;, meaning "poet") is one of the often named poets who composed skaldic poetry, one of the two kinds of Old Norse poetry in alliterative verse, the other being Eddic poetry.

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Skáldatal

Skáldatal (Catalogue of Poets) is a short prose work by Snorri Sturluson in Old Norse.

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Southern Region (Iceland)

Southern Region (Suðurland) is a region of Iceland.

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Sturla Sighvatsson

Sturla Sighvatsson (Old Norse:; Modern Icelandic:; 1199 – 21 August 1238) was an Icelandic chieftain or goði of the Sturlungar family clan who played an active role in the armed conflicts in Iceland during the Age of the Sturlungs (Icelandic: Sturlungaöld). Steinvör Sighvatsdóttir and Sturla Sighvatsson are 13th-century Icelandic people.

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Sturlunga saga

Sturlunga saga (often called simply Sturlunga) is a collection of Icelandic sagas by various authors from the 12th and 13th centuries; it was assembled in about 1300, in Old Norse.

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Sturlungar family clan

The Sturlungs (Icelandic: Sturlungar) were a powerful family clan in 13th century Iceland, in the time of the Icelandic Commonwealth.

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Svínfellingar family clan

The Svínfellings (or Svínfellingar) were a family clan in the medieval Icelandic Commonwealth.

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See also

13th-century Icelandic people

13th-century Icelandic poets

13th-century Icelandic women

Icelandic women poets

Medieval Icelandic writers

Skalds

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steinvör_Sighvatsdóttir

Also known as Steinvör Sighvatsdotter.