Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson

Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] was an early settler in Iceland. The story of the early settlement of Iceland is told in the compilation known as Landnámabók.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hjörleifr.

Hjörleifr was the blood brother of Ingólfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland in the late 9th century. While raiding in Ireland, he found an underground passage and killed a man to take his sword. From this event his original name Leifr was lengthened to Hjörleifr (Old Norse hjörr: 'sword'). Hjörleifr settled on land on the mountain Hjörleifshöfði (east of Vík) which was named after him. He was later murdered by his thralls, many of whom were Irish or Scottish.[3] The fugitive slaves were killed by Ingólfr Arnarson, thereby saving all the women who were held captive by the slaves.[4]

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Notes
  1. Spelled with a ⟨u⟩ in Modern Icelandic: Hjörleifur Hróðmarsson.
  2. Modern Norwegian: Leif Rodmarsson[1]

References
  1. "Ingolv Arnesson". Norsk biografisk leksikon. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  2. Leffman, David; Proctor, James (2004). The Rough Guide to Iceland. Rough Guides. p. 338. ISBN 1-84353-289-1.
  3. Historical Dictionary of the Vikings By Katherine Holman p252 scarecrow press 2003 discusses that both Scottish and Irish slaves were in Iceland
  4. "Hjörleifshöfði". brydebud.vik.is. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
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