Hallveig Fróðadóttir (fl. 870s) is traditionally considered Iceland's first female settler.[1][2] She was married to Íngolfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland and founder of Reykjavík.[3]
According to Landnámabók, she was the daughter of Fróði and the sister of Loft the Old.[4] She and Íngolfr had a son, Þorsteinn, who established an early thing at Kjalarnes.[5] Through him, she was the grandmother of the lawspeaker Þorkell máni Þorsteinsson. Another child, Þórnýja, is mentioned in the late Kjalnesinga saga.[6]
She gives her name to Iceland’s first diesel tug[7] and to the women’s centre Hallveigarstaðir in Reyjavík.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Hallveig Fróðadóttir : fyrsta kona Reykjavíkur".
- ^ "Fyrsta landnamskonan a islandi".
- ^ "Hallveig Fródadóttir | Icelandic colonist | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Landnámabók (Sturlubók)". www.snerpa.is. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ Íslendingabók (PDF). Translated by Grønlie, Siân. p. 5.
- ^ "Kjalnesinga saga - Icelandic Saga Database". Icelandic Saga Database. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
- ^ "Fyrsti dieseltogari Islendinga". 1949.
- ^ "Hallveigarstaðir". Kvenréttindafélag Íslands. Retrieved 2023-11-17.
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