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Geldingaholt
Geldingaholt is a farm in Skagafjörður, Iceland. It is west of the Héraðsvötn and was previously a part of Seyluhreppur. The farm is located on the eponymous rise in elevation in the Vallhólmur plain east of Langholt, just north of Varmahlíð. To the east of Geldingaholt runs the Húseyjarkvísl, where it is called Holtskvísl. History Geldingaholt was one of Skagafjörður’s large farms, and chieftains lived there in past centuries. Þórður kakali “the cackler” Sighvatsson lived there for a time before he was called to meet with the king of Norway. He then put Oddur Þórarinsson in charge but, in January 1255, Eyjólfur ofsi “the raging” Þorsteinsson and Hrafn Oddsson mounted an attack against him, and Oddur was killed after mounting a vigorous defense. When Gissur Þorvaldsson was summoned to meet with the king of Norway in 1254 after the Flugmýri arson, Gissur appointed Oddur Þórarinsson over his kingdom in Skagafjörður and ruled from Geldin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seyluhreppur
Seyluhreppur is an old Icelandic ''hreppur'', or rural municipality, that is today part of the municipality of Skagafjörður. It is located to the west of the Héraðsvötn river in Skagafjörður county and is named after the town of Stóra-Seyla in Langholt, which was where county assemblies were held. Seyluhreppur consisted of four districts: Langholt, Vallhólmur, Víðimýrarhverfi, and Skörð, aside from Fjall, Geldingaholt, and Húsabakkabæirnir, which were not considered to belong to any of the four districts. Seyluhreppur is wide, but only six towns in the had land bordering the mountain. The municipality was located completely in the parish of Glaumbær where there were two churches, one in the town of Glaumbær and one in Víðimýri. In centuries past, there was also a church in Geldingaholt. Agriculture was, for a long time, the inhabitants’ primary occupation, but shortly before 1950, a small urban area developed in Varmahlíð, most of whose residents wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Norway (872–1397)
The term Norwegian Realm (, , ) and Old Kingdom of Norway refer to the Kingdom of Norway's peak of power at the 13th century after a long period of Civil war era in Norway, civil war before 1240. The kingdom was a loosely unified nation including the territory of modern-day Norway, modern-day Swedish territory of Jämtland, Härjedalen, Herjedalen, Ranrike (Bohuslän) and Idre and Särna, as well as Norway's overseas possessions which had been settled by Norwegians, Norwegian seafarers for centuries before being annexed or incorporated into the kingdom as 'tax territories'. To the North, Norway also bordered extensive tax territories on the mainland. Norway, whose expansionism starts from the very foundation of the Kingdom in 872, reached the peak of its power in the years between 1240 and 1319. At the peak of Norwegian expansion before the Civil war era in Norway, civil war (1130–1240), Sigurd the Crusader, Sigurd I led the Norwegian Crusade (1107–1110). The crusaders won b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hólar
Hólar (; also Hólar í Hjaltadal ) is a small community in the Skagafjörður district of northern Iceland. Location Hólar is in the valley Hjaltadalur, some from the national capital of Reykjavík. It has a population of around 100. It is the site of the main campus of Hólar University College, a site of historical buildings and archeological excavation, home to the Center for the history of the Icelandic horse, Hólar Cathedral, and the turf house Nýibær. The first printing press in Iceland was introduced to Hólar in 1530. Hólar Agricultural College was founded 1882, and was renamed Holar University College in 2003. History Near the end of the 10th century, King Olaf I of Norway convinced his subjects to accept Christianity, then sent Christian missionaries to Iceland, where they were quickly accepted; around 1000 Icelanders made a peaceful decision that all should convert. Despite this, the '' godar'', Iceland's ruling class, maintained their power. Some built t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Peter
Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, early Christian Church. He appears repeatedly and prominently in Gospel#Canonical gospels, all four New Testament gospels, as well as the Acts of the Apostles. Catholic Church, Catholic and Eastern Orthodoxy, Orthodox tradition treats Peter as the first bishop of Rome – or List of popes, pope – and also as the first bishop of Antioch. Peter's History of the papacy, leadership of the early believers is estimated to have spanned from AD 30 or 33 to his death; these dates suggest that he could have been the longest-reigning pope, for anywhere from 31 to 38 years; however, this has never been verified. According to Apostolic Age, Christian tradition, Peter was crucified in Rome under Emperor Nero. The ancient Christian churches all venera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flugumýri Arson
The Flugumýrarbrenna () was a quickfire that took place 22 October 1253 in Iceland during the Age of the Sturlungs. The powerful Icelandic ''goði'' (chieftain) Gissur Þorvaldsson had returned from Norway with the Norwegian King's favour, and had settled in Flugumýri, an old homestead in Blönduhlíð in Skagafjörður where the chieftains of the Ásbirningar held their seat. Gissur was at this time engaged in making amends and settling his quarrels with the Sturlungar clan. Not all the followers of the Sturlungar were ready to forgive and forget. On 22 October 1253, Eyjólfur ofsi Þorsteinsson and his followers put Flugumýri to the torch and clashed with Gissur and his men. Eyjólfur was seeking vengeance for his expulsion from Skagafjörður and for the death of his father-in-law Sturla Sighvatsson who had died in the Battle of Örlygsstaðir at the hands of Gissur and his men. 25 people died in the ensuing fire and conflict, including Gissur's wife Gróa and their sons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hrafn Oddsson
Hrafn (; ) is both a masculine byname, and personal name in Old Norse. The name translates into English as "raven". The Old English form of the name is ''*Hræfn''. The name is paralleled by the English masculine given name ''Raven'', which is derived from the word "raven". The feminine form of this name is Hrefna. People with the name * Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, member of an Icelandic musical group Hatari * Hrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 1948), Icelandic film director * Hrafn Haengsson (fl. 10th century), Icelandic jurist and goði * Hrafn Kristjánsson (born 1972), Icelandic basketball coach and player * Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarson Hrafna-Flóki Vilgerðarsson (Old Norse: ; Modern Icelandic: ; born 9th century) was a Norseman who intentionally sailed to Iceland. His story is documented in the ''Landnámabók'' manuscript; however, the precise year of his arrival is not cl ... (born 9th century), first Norseman to deliberately sail to Iceland References {{given name Masculi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oddur Þórarinsson (born 1955), Icelandic artist
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Oddur or Oddr is an Icelandic given name that may refer to *Oddur Gottskálksson (c. 1514–1556), Icelandic translator *Oddur Olafson (1888–1972), Canadian politician *Oddur Pétursson (born 1931), Icelandic cross-country skier *Oddur Sigurðsson (born 1959), Icelandic Olympic sprinter *Odd Snorrason, 12th century Icelandic author *Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon Guðmundur Oddur Magnússon (born 5 June 1955) is an Icelandic artist and professor at the Iceland Academy of the Arts Iceland University of the Arts ( ) is an Icelandic institution of higher art education, located in Reykjavík, which offers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þórður Kakali Sighvatsson
Þórður is an Icelandic given name. Notable people with the name include: * Þórður Friðjónsson (Thordur Fridjonsson), (1952–2011), Vice President of Iceland Stock Exchange and President of NASDAQ OMX Iceland * Þórður Guðjónsson, (Thordur Gudjonsson), (born 1973), footballer * Þórður Helgason (born 1947), writer and educator * Þórður kakali Sighvatsson (died 1256), 13th century chieftain during the Age of the Sturlungs * Þórður Þórðarson (1930–2002), footballer * Þórður Þórðarson (born 1972), footballer {{DEFAULTSORT:Thordur Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skagafjörður (municipality)
Skagafjörður () is a municipality that covers most of the land area of the region around the fjord with the same name (see Skagafjörður for details on the region) in northern Iceland. Overview The municipality was created in 1998 when 11 out of the 12 municipalities in Skagafjörður held votes on whether they should merge or not. The merge was approved in all the municipalities that held the vote. Akrahreppur was the only municipality in Skagafjörður that did not participate. In February 2022, residents of Akrahreppur and Skagafjörður voted to merge into a single municipality; the merger will be formalized in the spring of 2022. The merge joined the town of Sauðárkrókur, the villages of Hofsós and Varmahlíð and several rural districts. It also includes the historic cathedral site of Hólar which is the site of a growing university today. Localities * Ábær * Hofsós * Hólar * Keta * Miklibær * Reynistaður * Sauðárkrókur * Silfrastaðir * Varmah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Húseyjarkvísl
Húseyjarkvísl ("Húseyja Branch," named after the farm Húsey in Vallhólmur) is a rock stream in Skagafjörður, Iceland, that comes up to meet the Svartá ("Black River") in Eyvindarstaðaheiði. It runs down Svartárdalur along Reykjatunga into Vallhólmur, where its name then changes to Húseyjarkvísl. The river continues between Vallhólmur and Neðribyggð, below Varmahlíð and then out along Langholt before flowing into the Héraðsvötn Héraðsvötn (), whose name is often shortened to Vötn or Vötnin (and was called Jökulsá in previous centuries) is a glacier river in Iceland. It is formed by the confluence of Austari-Jökulsá and Vestari-Jökulsá. The Héraðsvötn is .... There are salmon in Húseyjarkvísl, and it is a great place for trout fishing. The land that Húseyjarkvísl runs through is extremely level, and the majority of the river runs in placid bends. References External links * OpenStreetMapHúseyjarkvísl {{Authority control Pop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
