Þóra Magnúsdóttir

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

Þóra Magnúsdóttir (born c. 1100; Old Norse: [ˈθoːrɑ ˈmɑɣnuːsˌdoːtːez̠]; Modern Icelandic: [ˈθouːra ˈmaknusˌtouhtɪr̥]; Modern Norwegian: Tora Magnusdatter) was a daughter of King Magnus III of Norway (Magnus 3 Olavsson Berrføtt).[1]

Þóra married an Icelandic man and moved to Iceland. Her husband, Loftur Sæmundsson was a chieftain of Oddi at Rangárvellir in the south part of Iceland. He was a member of the Oddaverjar clan and son of Icelandic priest and scholar Sæmundur fróði Sigfússon. Their son Jón Loftsson was later chieftain at Oddi. [2] [3] [4]

Descendants of Loftur and Þóra included Þuríður Sturludóttir (born c. 1228), who married Hrafn Oddsson (born c. 1225), a descendant of Skallagrímur Kveldúlfsson (Skalla-Grímr), the father of skald Egill Skallagrímsson.[5] With the birth of Jón korpur Hrafnsson, the feuding clans of the Fairhair and Skalla-Grímr dynasties were united.

References

1. Claus Krag. "Magnus 3 Olavsson Berrføtt, Konge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
2. "Sæmundur Fróði Sigfússon". Gyldendal - Den Store Danske. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
3. "Sæmundur Fróði". Snerpa. January 1997. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
4. Per Norseng. "Jon Loptsson". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
5. "Tora Magnusdatter". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2016-08-08.

Other sources

• Islendingabók (Book of Icelanders)
• Konungasögur (Kings' sagas)
• Egils saga Skallagrímssonar (Egil's saga)