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Öndóttur

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Öndóttur
Öndóttur kráka Erlingsson
Bornc. 892
Known forSettling Skagafjörður, Iceland
ChildrenBöðvar Öndottsson

Öndóttur kráka ("the crow") Erlingsson (born c. 892) is the name of a viking chief and one of Iceland's first settlers.

Biography

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His history is intertwined with that of Sleitu-Björn Hróarsson and the Skagafjörður region.[1] He established his estate in Viðvíkursveit, which previously belonged to Sleitu-Björn. His grandson, Thorvardur Sage-Böðvarsson, built the first church in Hjaltadalur in 984. The Ásbirningar family clan claimed to be Öndóttur's descendants.[2]

His son Böðvar Öndottsson (born 920) appears in the Gull-Þóris saga.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Íslendingabók og Landnámabók (1968), Jakob Benediktsson , 1907-., (1 volume in 2 parts. Reykjavík, Iceland: Íslenzka Fornritafélag, 1968), FHL book 949.12 H2bj., vol. 1, pt. 2, p. 237.
  2. ^ Eyfirskar ættir : Eyfirðingaþættir (1984), Hólmgeir Þorsteinsson, (2 volumes. Reykjavík, Iceland: Sögusteinn, 1984), FHL book 949.12 D2h., br. 68, 29, 30.
  3. ^ Þorskfirðinga saga (filmed 1948), Valdimar Ásmundsson, (Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmet av the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1948), FHL 73,227 Item 10., pt. 2, p. 4, 49, 52, 54.

Bibliography

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  • Ólafur Lárusson (1940), Landnám í Skagafirði, Sögufélag Skagfirðinga (in Icelandic)