Björn Þorleifsson (1408 - 1467)

Born 1408 in Auðbrekka, Eyjafjarðarsýsla, Northeastern Region, Iceland [uncertain]

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Died 1467 at about age 59 in Rif, Snæfellsnessýsla, Western Region, Iceland

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Biography

Björn „ríki“ Þorleifsson
Birth: 1408
Death: 1467
Knight,^[1] "Royal Magistrate (Hirðstjóri) and farmer at Skarð á Skarðsströnd, Dalasýsla, Iceland. Was ennobled on 16 May 1457. Killed at 'Rif undir Jökli' (Snæfellsnessýsla, Iceland). In Fitjaannáll it is claimed that he had another illegitemate daughter named Herdís or Helga but her claimed existence is disputed. Espólín claims that he never acknowledged his paternity of Herdís" (Íslendingabók).^[2][3][4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. "Björn Þorleifsson hirðstjóri.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 6 Jul 2021.
2. ↑ ’Björn „ríki“ Þorleifsson’ (1408 - 1467). Retrieved from the Icelandic genealogical database Íslendingabók 6 Jul 2021
3. ↑ Jón Espólín (1840-1850). Ættartölubækur Jóns Espólíns..., Volume 6, paragraph 4815. Iceland. Retrieved from (https://handrit.is/is/manuscript/imaging/is/IB04-0014#page/10v++(28+af+376)/mode/1up) on Handrit.is 6 Jul 2021
4. ↑ Páll Eggert Ólason, et al. (1948-1976). Íslenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940, Volume 1, page 256-257 (Björn Þorleifsson ríki). HIÐ ÍSLENZKA BÓKMENTAFJELAG, Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrived from (https://baekur.is/bok/000306940/1/272/Islenzkar_aeviskrar_fra_Bindi_1_Bls_272) on Bækur.is 6 Jul 2021.
5. ↑ HIÐ ÍSLENZKA BÓKMENTAFJELAG (1923-1932). Diplomatarium Islandicum. Íslenskt fornbréfasafn. Sem hefir inni að halda bréf og gjörninga, dóma og máldaga og aðrar skrár, er snerta Ísland eða íslenzka menn, Volume 5, page 147. HIÐ ÍSLENZKA BÓKMENTAFJELAG, Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrived from (https://baekur.is/bok/000197700/5/193/Diplomatarium_Islandicum___Bindi_5_Bls_193) on Bækur.is 6 Jul 2021.

See also:

• Other sources cited on 'Íslendingabók’:
  • Jón Þorkelsson (1988). 25 ættatölur. Bókaskemman: Iceland.
  • Gunnlaugur Haraldsson (1998). Longætt. Niðjatal Richards Long verslunarstjóra í Reyðarfjarðarkaupstað, Þórunnar Þorleifsdóttur og Kristínar Þórarinsdóttur, (1487). (Gunnlaugur Haraldsson, Editor). Þjóðsaga, Reykjavík, Iceland.
  • Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag (1922-1998). Annálar 1400-1800. Annales Islandici posterium sæculorum, Volume 1, page 58. Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, Reykjavík, Iceland.
  • Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag (1922-1998). Annálar 1400-1800. Annales Islandici posterium sæculorum, Volume 2, page 24. Hið íslenzka bókmenntafélag, Reykjavík, Iceland.
  • Hallgrímur Pétursson (1991). Laxdælir. Ábúendatal í Laxárdal í Suður-Þingeyjarsýslu 1688-1990, (143). Ættfræðistofa Þorsteins Jónssonar: Reykjavík, Iceland.
  • Gunnar F. Guðmundsson, editor (1993). Jarðabréf frá 16. og 17. öld. Gunnar F. Guðmundsson: Iceland.
• Bogi Benediktsson (1881-1932). Sýslumannaæfir, Volume 2, page 18-19. Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved from (https://archive.org/details/sslumannaefir02bene/page/18/mode/2up) on INTERNET ARCHIVE 6 Jul 2021
• Bogi Benediktsson (1881-1932). Sýslumannaæfir, Volume 2, page 488-514. Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved from (https://archive.org/details/sslumannaefir02bene/page/488/mode/2up) on INTERNET ARCHIVE 6 Jul 2021
• Sigurður Guðmundsson (1833-1874). Artistic rendition of the Coat of Arms of Björn „ríki“ Þorleifsson on Sarpur.is (https://sarpur.is/Adfang.aspx?AdfangID=354512) the digital cultural historical repository.

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