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Ingólfr Arnarson
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Viking settler of Iceland
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Ingólfr Arnarson was a male explorer and gothi who lived from 848 to 910. He held citizenship in the Kingdom of Norway and worked in Iceland, where he also died. Arnarson spoke Old West Norse. His life and activities are documented in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Recent publications · Crossref
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 849 , Rivedal, Sunnfjord , Kingdom of Fjordane
- Died
- c. 910 , Reykjavík , pre-Commonwealth Iceland
- Occupation
- Seafarer
- Known for
- First permanent Norse settler in Iceland
- Children
- Þorsteinn Ingólfsson [ is ] (son) Þórny Ingolfsdóttir (daughter)
- Relatives
- Örn Björnólfsson (father); Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson ( blood brother )
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Encyclopedic overview
The famous statue by Einar Jónsson, up on Arnarhóll in Reykjavík Monument at Ingólfshöfði, the site where Ingólfr is said to have passed his first winter in Iceland Ingólfr Arnarson, in some sources named Björnólfsson, (c. 849 – c. 910) is commonly recognized as the first Icelander, when he became the first Norse settler of Iceland, together with his wife Hallveig Fróðadóttir and foster brother Hjǫrleifr Hróðmarsson. According to tradition, they settled in Reykjavík in 874.
Biography
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