Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson

Hjörleifr Hróðmarsson

Hjörleifr Hródmarsson (modern Icelandic Hjörleifur Hróðmarsson) was the brother-in-law of Ingólfr Arnarson, the first settler of Iceland. He also helped to settle Iceland with his brother-in-law. He was murdered by his Irish slaves because he mistreated them. The story of the settling of Iceland is told in the manuscript, Landnáma. [cite book |title=Landnáma |author=Ari the Learned |year=c. 1090 |location=Haukadale |pages=pp. 3-4 |url=http://www.northvegr.org/lore/landnamabok/003.php ] [cite book |title=The Rough Guide to Iceland |last=Leffman |first=David |coauthors=Proctor, James |year=2004 |publisher=Rough Guides |isbn=1843532891 |pages=p. 338 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=YHJWc7jcJaIC&pg=PA338&dq=%22Hj%F6rleifur+Hr%F3dmarsson%22&num=100&ie=ISO-8859-1&sig=Qw4BkepkvO6YCKE9QV4ZvKErbWY#PPA338,M1]

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