Gró
"Groa"
Þorsteinsdóttir
Born about in Ísland
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thorstein Olafsson Jarl
and Thurid (Eyvindsdottir) Eyvindsdatter
Sister of
Óláfr (Thorsteinsson) Þorsteinsson, Þórhildur Þorsteinsdóttir, Thorgerdur Thorsteinsdottir, Vigdis Thorsteinsdottir and Ósk (Thorsteinsdottir) Þorsteinsdóttir
Wife of
Duncan (Duncan) of Caithness
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Grelad Duncansdatter
Died about
at about age 41
in Hvammi Dala, Iceland
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Biography
Gró Þorsteinsdóttir was born estimated 870. She was the daughter of Þorsteinn „rauði“ Ólafsson (~850 - ) and Þuríður Eyvindardóttir (~850 - ).[1]
She married in the Orkney Islands.
ALTERNATE BIRTH: 888, 873 Birth: 873 Hvammi, Dala, Iceland possible unmarried union, 1st for Ragnvald Death: 914 Hvammi Dala Iceland or Ringerike, Buskerrud, Norway
Research Note
Please do not confuse this profile with Gróa (born est 810, last name unknown), who was the mother of Rögnvaldur 'mærajarl's two sons Hallaður and Hrollaugur.
- Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the relationships shown below should be treated with considerable caution.
Sources
- ↑ Entered by Katherine Wall, Wednesday, October 23, 2013.
- Orkneyingasaga: Page 1, page xxiii
- Íslendingabók: Giftist í Orkneyjum.
- Guðni Jónsson bjó til prentunar: Landnámabók; Útg. Íslendingasagnaútgáfan, Reykjavík 1946-1949
Acknowledgements
- This person was created through the import of Holmes.ged on 20 May 2011. ate: 16 OCT 2009
- This person was created through the import of David Rentschler Family Tree_2010-09-30.ged on 01 October 2010.
- Thank you to Katherine Wall for creating Thorsteinsdottir-57 on 23 Oct 13.
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Unmerged matches › Emina (Gudrodsdottir) of Maer (0862-0935)
Rejected matches › Hild Hrolfsdotter (0848-)
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Categories: Orkneyingasaga | Early Scandinavia Project | Uncertain Existence
The sources support that Gróa was married to Duncan Caithness (871-925) and not his son, Duncan MacDonachadh ( - 965)
edited by Amy (Crawford) Gilpin
Gróa - b. est 810 - last name unknown - was the mother of Rögnvaldur 'mærajarl's two sons Hallaður and Hrollaugur. Gróa Þorsteinsdóttir - b. est 870 - was the daughter of Þorsteinn rauði Ólafsson and Þuríður Eyvindardóttir. The latter one was the wife of Duncan. So we should remove Rögnvaldur 'mærajarl' and his son and restoring Duncan. I don't have access to remove Rögnvaldur.
edited by Dagmar Thorisdottir