Born
1378 in
Stóru Akrar, Skagafjarðarsýsla, Northwestern Region, Iceland [uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Descendants
Died
1431
at about age 53
in
Akrar, Skagafjarðarsýsla, Northwestern Region, Iceland [uncertain]
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Biography
Þorsteinn Ólafsson
Birth: estimaged 1388
Death: 1481
"Lawspeaker (Lögmaður) in the southern and eastern districts (Amt). Resident at Akrar. Was a lawspeaker between 1421-1435. Died in 1431 according to 'Íslenzkar Æviskrár'[1] . Espólín claims in paragraph 4996[2] that his wife and the mother of 'Akra-Kristín' is the daughter of 'Sigurður Guðmundsson and Solveig Magnúsdóttir. In Sýslumannsæfir he is incorrectly said to be the son of Olafur Bjornsson (1345-1403) at Akrar[3] " (Íslendingabók).[4]
Timeline
Reserch Notes
Estimated date of birth taken from the Icelandic genealogical database ‘Íslendingabók’.[4] (Eysteinsson-236 11:26, 18 December 2023 (UTC))
Sources
↑ Páll Eggert Ólason, et al. (1948-1976). Íslenzkar æviskrár frá landnámstímum til ársloka 1940, Volume 5 , page 224 ('Þorsteinn Ólafsson'). HIÐ ÍSLENZKA BÓKMENTAFJELAG, Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrived from (https://baekur.is/bok/000306940/5/228/Islenzkar_aeviskrar_fra_Bindi_5_Bls_228 ) on Bækur.is 10 Mar 2021.
↑ Jón Espólín (1840-1850). Ættartölubækur Jóns Espólíns..., Volume 6 , paragraph 4996 . Iceland. Retrieved from (https://handrit.is/is/manuscript/imaging/is/IB04-0014#page/55v++(118+af+376)/mode/1up) on Handrit.is 10 Mar 2021
↑ Bogi Benediktsson (1881-1932). Sýslumannaæfir, Volume 1 , page 305 . Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved from (https://archive.org/details/sslumannaefir01bene/page/305/mode/1up ) on INTERNET ARCHIVE 10 Mar 2021
↑ 4.0 4.1 'Þorsteinn Ólafsson' (um 1388 - 1481). Retrieved from the Icelandic genealogical database Íslendingabók 10 Mar 2021
↑ Á.Ó. (1956). Hrakningar til Grænlands og þrjár hjúskaparsögur . Morgunblaðið: Lesbók Morgunblaðsins, issue 21 (17.06.1956), page 328. Árvakur: Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved from (https://timarit.is/page/3283344 ) on Tímarit.is 10 Mar 2021
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Acknowledgements
This person was created through the import of McQuery Family Tree.ged on 20 May 2011.
This person was created through the import of Shaunna.ged on 11 February 2011.
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