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]
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]