Haukdælir family clan
Medieval Icelandic clan
The Haukdælir (Old Norse: [ˈhɔukˌdɛːlez̠]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈhœykˌtaiːlɪr̥]) were one of the family clans who controlled medieval Iceland during the period of the Icelandic Commonwealth. Their name is derived from Haukadalur (literally, Valley of the Hawks). The Haukdælir traced their lineage to Ketilbjörn Ketilsson, who settled on land in Grímsnes and received a Goðorð in Árnesþing. Their influence was prominent during the 10th to 13th centuries, first as progressives concerning Christianity, and later as chieftains and participants in the Age of the Sturlungs civil war. In the 13th century, Gissur Þorvaldsson, leader of the Haukdælir, was made Jarl of Iceland by the King of Norway.
References
- Árni Daníel Júlíusson, Jón Ólafur Ísberg, Helgi Skúli Kjartansson Íslenskur sögu atlas: 1. bindi: Frá öndverðu til 18. aldar Almenna bókafélagið, Reykjavík 1989
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- Ásbirningar
- Oddaverjar
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- Vatnsfirðingar
- Svínfellingar
- Snorri Sturluson
- Sighvatr Sturluson
- Sturla Sighvatsson
- Þórður kakali Sighvatsson
- Sturla Þórðarson
- Gissur Þorvaldsson
- Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson
- Brandur Kolbeinsson
- Eyjólfur ofsi Þorsteinsson
- Battle of Víðines (1208)
- Battle of Örlygsstaðir (1238)
- Battle of the Gulf (1244)
- Battle of Haugsnes (1246)
- Flugumýri Arson (1253)
- Haakon IV of Norway
- Hallvarður gullskór
- Vassalage
- Old Covenant
- Icelandic Commonwealth
- Jarldom
- Alþingi
- Goðorð
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